China receives 14th cargo from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project

SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - China has received a 14th cargo of liquefied natural gas from Russia's Arctic LNG 2, LSEG and Kpler data showed, despite U.S. and EU sanctions imposed on the project over Moscow's war in Ukraine.

The most recent tanker to deliver LNG from the project to China was the Arctic Mulan, which loaded from the Koryak floating storage unit in Kamchatka, eastern Russia on October 29. The storage unit is only used for handling LNG from Arctic LNG 2, according to Kpler data.

Arctic Mulan delivered the cargo to the Beihai LNG Terminal in the southwestern region of Guangxi on November 11, Kpler and LSEG data showed.

PipeChina, operator of the Beihai LNG Terminal, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Shipping database Equasis lists the Arctic Mulan's registered owner as Zinnia International and its ship or commercial manager as Skyhart Management Services, both with registered addresses in Haryana, India.

Skyhart Management Services told Reuters that the tanker was not sanctioned when it came under their management. It added that once the company learned that it had been placed under sanctions, the vessel was "immediately thrown out of technical management" and had since been sold.

Reuters was not immediately able to determine who purchased the Arctic Mulan and who was currently operating the tanker.

Below are the tankers that have delivered Arctic LNG 2 cargoes to Beihai, according to Kpler data:

Reuters could not find contact information for the registered owner and ship or commercial manager of each tanker at the time of its discharge.

PipeChina did not respond to requests for comment on each of the earlier deliveries.