Europe Maintains LNG Imports at Last Year's Record Highs in April
LNG flows to EU gas transportation system reached 12.61 billion cubic meters, 7% below March but 9% higher than same period in 2025
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- Europe maintained LNG imports at last year's record highs in April due to the need to accelerate fuel pumping into storages for winter.
- LNG flows to the EU gas transportation system amounted to 12.61 billion cubic meters, 7% below March and 0.1% less than April 2025.
- From January to April, LNG pumping reached over 50.8 billion cubic meters, up 9% year-over-year.
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Why It Matters
This article follows Europe's ongoing effort to reduce dependence on Russian gas following the Ukraine conflict. LNG imports have become increasingly important as Europe seeks alternative gas sources. The data shows Norway (via North Sea) has become Europe's largest gas supplier, while Russian gas supplies have declined significantly.
In April, Europe maintained imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at last year's record highs because of the need to accelerate fuel pumping into the storages for the winter, TASS calculations based on data from Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) show. By the end of April, LNG flows from the European terminals to the EU gas transportation system amounted to 12.61 billion cubic meters, which is 7% below March levels and 0.1% less than in April 2025. By the end of January - April, LNG pumping from the terminals to the European gas transportation system remained at a record level of over 50.8 billion cubic meters, an increase of 9% compared to the same period in 2025. LNG supplies lead Europe's gas sources in January - April at 36.2%, said the European Network of Gas Transmission System Operators (ENTSOG) on April 28. Supplies from the North Sea, mainly Norwegian gas, are second with a share of 28.3%, withdrawal from the underground gas storages is third with 21.3%, and gas supplies from North Africa are fourth with 7.2%. This exceeds the supplies from the East (Russian and Ukrainian gas, as well as European companies withdrawing their gas from storages in Ukraine) at 4.6%. Gas supplies from Azerbaijan amounted to 2.5%.
