Sanctioned Russian LNG Tanker Stops at Norwegian Port

An LNG tanker linked to Russia's Arctic gas trade and sanctioned by the UK has stopped at a port in northern Norway in the first appearance of such a vessel under Western sanctions in these waters.

The Clean Ocean LNG tanker, which the UK sanctioned in October 2025 due to links to sanctioned Russian LNG trade, made a 12-hour stop off the port of Honningsvåg in northern Norway a week ago, ship tracking data reviewed by High North News (HNN) showed on Tuesday.

Russia has been using sanctioned tankers to move its LNG out of Arctic export projects…