Sanctioned Russian LNG Tanker Stops at Norwegian Port

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A Russian LNG tanker, sanctioned by the UK, made an unexpected 12-hour stop at the northern Norwegian port of Honningsvåg. This marks the first known visit by a sanctioned Russian LNG vessel in these waters, highlighting ongoing complexities in Arctic energy exports amid Western sanctions.

An LNG tanker linked to Russia's Arctic gas trade and sanctioned by the UK has stopped at a port in northern Norway in the first appearance of such a vessel under Western sanctions in these waters. The Clean Ocean LNG tanker, which the UK sanctioned in October 2025 due to links to sanctioned Russian LNG trade, made a 12-hour stop off the port of Honningsvåg in northern Norway a week ago, ship tracking data reviewed by High North News (HNN) showed on Tuesday. Russia has been using sanctioned tankers to move its LNG out of Arctic export projects…