A suspected Russian "shadow fleet" tanker following its apprehension in Indonesian waters, July 2023 Indonesian Maritime Security Agency
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Sanctioned Russian LNG tankers on the move: Mulan heads to Egypt

Reuters

A sanctioned LNG tanker named Mulan, which approached Novatek's SAAM FSU floating storage facility in Murmansk on December 21, is currently sailing around Northern Europe and heading towards Port Said in Egypt, according to LSEG data.

The vessel is expected to arrive at its destination on January 6, 2025.

Another LNG tanker, Pioneer, has entered the transshipment zone at the Koryak FSU floating storage facility in Kamchatka.

The Pioneer and Mulan are among the tankers considered part of Russia's so called "shadow" fleet that is involved in transporting LNG from the sanctioned Arctic LNG-2 project.

The sanctioned LNG tankers East Energy (formerly Asya Energy), Nova Energy (formerly New Energy) are located near the Russian port of Nakhodka. The LNG tanker La Perouse is sailing around Africa with no destination indicated.

Four more shadow fleet tankers, North Air, North Sky, North Way, North Mountain and Metagas Everest (formerly Everest Energy) are in the Barents Sea.

(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)