Russia's pipeline gas supplies to the EU rose by 5% (0.4 bcm) in the first half of 2026, according to the IEA. However, supplies are expected to decrease in H2 due to import restrictions.
Russia's pipeline gas supplies to Turkey decreased by 6% in January-April compared to the same period last year, totaling 8.3 billion cubic meters. In April alone, Turkey imported 1.97 billion cubic meters from Russia via the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines.
In April, Russian pipeline gas supplies to China rose 1.8% to $703.9 million, placing Russia second behind Turkmenistan. From January to April, Russia led with $3 billion in pipeline gas sales, a 9.5% decrease from the previous year.
Russia's LNG exports to China increased by 16% from January to April, reaching 2.02 million tons. Despite the volume increase, the value decreased by 4.6%. Russia is now the fourth-largest LNG exporter to China.
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