Russia is adapting to LNG equipment sanctions, but it will face growing challenges on the technical side when it comes to maintenance at its key plants, experts said at a webinar organized by freight analytics firm Vortexa last week. “Challenges on the technical side are massive,” Mehdy Touil, an independent LNG operations specialist, told the webinar. “Procurement of spare parts … will be a major problem for Russian LNG facilities. The companies are working on developing domestic expertise on that side, but it will take years to implement," he said. The EU technology sanctions imposed in 2022 in response to ... (full story)