Japan got bulk of Russian LNG from Sakhalin-2 in 2025
Japan acquired 58% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies from Russia's Sakhalin-2 plant in 2025 and also bought oil from the project for the first time since 2022, according to the project's operator, Sakhalinskaya Energia.
Japan, like other G7 countries, has reduced its Russian energy imports since the start of Moscow's conflict with Ukraine in February 2022, but has kept stakes in several fossil fuel projects in the country for its energy security.
It is the main buyer of LNG from Sakhalin-2 as Japanese companies Mitsui and Mitsubishi jointly own 22.5% of the project, which is dominated by Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last October that he believed Japan would eventually stop receiving Russian LNG supplies and join the Alaska LNG project that U.S. President Donald Trump favors.
China accounted for 23.9% of LNG purchases from Sakhalin-2 last year, the project operator said.
In 2025, the project exported around 10.3 million metric tons of the super cooled gas. Around 17.5% went to South Korea.
Sakhalinskaya Energia also said that the project produced around 26.5 million barrels, or 3.3 million tons, of Sakhalin Blend oil last year.
Some 97.7% was shipped to China, while 2.3% was bought by Japan, its first purchase since 2022.
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