EU sanctions divert Russian LNG to Afghanistan and Central Asia - report

Russia has almost doubled exports of liquefied petroleum gas in the January-November period to the Central Asian countries and Afghanistan to 1.016 million metric tons, industry sources said.

Traders said supplies to Afghanistan, as well as to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan now account for around 36% of Russia's total LPG exports, up from 19% in 2024.

Russia diverted supplies of LPG from Europe, which introduced restrictions in December 2024.

Afghanistan is Russia's largest buyer of LPG in that region. Supplies of Russia's LPG to the country, including from Kazrosgaz, a joint venture with Kazakhstan, have jumped 1.5 times in the first 11 months of the year to 418,000 tons, Reuters reported.