Tanker leased from Russia, en route to Sabine pass LNG terminal in U.S.
A Russian tanker headed to the United States to pick up a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could prove an embarrassment to President Vladimir Putin who has accused the U.S. of undercutting his country's gas exports.U.S. seaborne LNG is seen as a threat to Kremlin-controlled gas company Gazprom's dominance of the gas market in Europe where it accounts for more than 35% of supplies.Two industry sources told Reuters that energy trader Gunvor has leased the Marshal Vasilevskiy tanker from Gazprom for loading an LNG cargo in the United States.According to Refinitiv Eikon data, the tanker - a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) - which can also act as an LNG vessel - departed from the port of Rotterdam on Nov. 4.It is due to arriv.....