# EU spent €8.7bn on Russian Arctic LNG in 2026, as import ban looms

> The EU spent an estimated €8.7 billion on Russian Arctic LNG in the first ten months of 2026, per Urgewald analysis of Kpler data. EU ports received 12.89 million tonnes from the Yamal project, and a ban on Russian LNG imports starts January 1, 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:10:59.932Z
- Category: geopolitics · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96629-eu-spent-8-7bn-on-russian-arctic-lng-in-2026-as-import-ban-looms
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Continued reliance on Russian LNG keeps European gas supply tight until the ban, supporting energy costs for European feed and fertilizer producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-04-01 | [Asia LNG Imports Drop Most Since 2022 as Iran War Upends Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19911-asia-lng-imports-drop-most-since-2022-as-iran-war-upends-supply-bloomberg.md) | -4.5% | -9.0% |
| NATGAS | 2023-01-31 | [Russia boosts LNG exports to Europe by 20% in 2022 - Refinitiv \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37945-russia-boosts-lng-exports-to-europe-by-20-in-2022-refinitiv-reuters.md) | -16.0% | -4.6% |
| NATGAS | 2025-10-22 | [US hits top Russian oil companies with sanctions, EU bans Russian LNG \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8128-us-hits-top-russian-oil-companies-with-sanctions-eu-bans-russian-lng-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +19.1% |
| NATGAS | 2026-07-31 | [Italy Becomes EU’s Top LNG Importer as Purchases Elsewhere Lag](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18540-italy-becomes-eu-s-top-lng-importer-as-purchases-elsewhere-lag.md) | -3.1% | +7.2% |
| NATGAS | 2023-10-30 | [European Natural Gas Prices Gain as Egypt Says Pipeline Imports Stop – LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33804-european-natural-gas-prices-gain-as-egypt-says-pipeline-imports-stop-lng-recap.md) | +1.4% | -13.0% |

## Sources

- euronews.com: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/12/eu-spent-87bn-on-russian-arctic-lng-in-2026-as-import-ban-looms

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