Overview
- An IEEFA study published Wednesday found EU purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas rose 16% in Q1 2026 to 6.9 billion cubic meters, the highest since 2022.
- IEEFA said the increase carried into April, with Russian LNG deliveries to the EU up 17% from a year earlier.
- France bought more Russian LNG than any other EU country in Q1, with Spain and Belgium also taking large volumes.
- Counting all gas sources in Q1 2026, the European Commission reports Norway supplied 31% of EU imports, the United States 28%, and Russia 14%.
- IEEFA warns the shift from pipelines to LNG has created new security risks and projects up to 80% of EU LNG could come from the United States by 2028.