# Russian LNG imports into the EU continue to rise this year, Urgewald data show

> EU imports of Russian LNG from the Yamal project reached about 8.7 billion euros from January to October 2026, up 21% on all of last year. Volumes rose 6.3% year on year to 12.89 million tonnes, with the EU taking 81% of Yamal's exports, and the benchmark gas price reached 86.79 euros per MWh.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T03:09:24.461Z
- Category: geopolitics · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98898-russian-lng-imports-into-the-eu-continue-to-rise-this-year-urgewald-data-show
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Continued reliance on Russian LNG at higher gas prices keeps European energy costs elevated, which feeds into nitrogen fertilizer and feed processing costs; the direct effect on feed commodity prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-06-08 | [Here's how the Qatar rift could change the LNG markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70691-here-s-how-the-qatar-rift-could-change-the-lng-markets.md) | -3.2% | -4.3% |
| NATGAS | 2022-04-27 | [Euro slides to five-year low on Russian energy supply, slowdown fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8287-euro-slides-to-five-year-low-on-russian-energy-supply-slowdown-fears.md) | +14.9% | +28.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-14 | [War Fears Continue To Ripple Through Capital Markets \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42924-war-fears-continue-to-ripple-through-capital-markets-investing-com.md) | +13.3% | +15.9% |

## Sources

- oenergetice.cz: https://oenergetice.cz/en/gas-industry/russian-lng-imports-into-the-eu-continue-to-rise-this-year-urgewald-data-show

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