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Story summary
- A Russian LNG shipment arrived in China on December 8 despite sanctions targeting the vessel and Portovaya.
- The Valera tanker loaded gas at Portovaya in October as Moscow-Beijing energy ties expand Russian gas imports.
- This marks the 19th delivery from sanctioned LNG facilities since August.
- Satellite imagery shows ship-to-ship transfers and location spoofing to bypass sanctions.
- LNG shipments to China rose about 14% from September to November.
