In 2023, Spain and Belgium were the primary importers of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), accounting for 70% of the total supply to EU countries. Spain imported 5.24 bn m³ of LNG, marking a 5% increase from the previous year. Belgium, on the other hand, saw a significant surge in imports, receiving 1.7 times more gas than in the previous year, totalling 3.82 bn m³.
The Netherlands, the third-largest importer, received 2.1 bn m³ of LNG, although this represented a decrease to nearly half of the previous year’s supply.
Greece secured the fourth position in terms of supplies, importing 750 mn m³, which is four times its previous year’s imports. Other countries on the list of buyers included Portugal, Finland, Italy, Sweden, Estonia, and Lithuania. In total, Moscow supplied EU countries with 12.7bn m³ of gas in 2023.
The UK, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Lithuania also imported Russian LNG in 2022, but there were no deliveries to these countries in January 2023.
According to Gas Infrastructure Europe, an association of European operators of underground gas storage facilities, total LNG imports to the EU (from all sources) increased 1.7 times to 127.2 bn m³ in 2022 compared to 2021.
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