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China Prepares Longkou Terminal for Arctic LNG 2 Deliveries
The Longkou LNG terminal in Shandong province is set to begin receiving cargoes from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project before October 2026. China has already taken more than 40 shipments totaling 2.6 million tons since August 2025.
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China is preparing the Longkou LNG terminal in Shandong province to receive liquefied natural gas from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project. com reported that the facility, operated by state-owned PipeChina, has completed its mechanical building phase and is expected to be fully operational before October 2026.
The terminal will supplement the Beihai LNG facility in southern China, which has served as the primary hub for sanctioned Russian gas.
Longkou’s location offers a shorter distance to the Koryak floating storage unit in Russia’s Far East, reducing transit times for cargoes. China’s LNG imports have risen to 178,000 tons per day, the highest level since February. Russian exporter Novatek has reduced cargo prices for Arctic LNG 2 by 30 percent to 40 percent to attract additional Chinese buyers.
The Dalian terminal in Liaoning province is already linked to pipeline networks extending from Russia. China remains the only purchaser of sanctioned LNG from the Arctic LNG 2 project. The first delivery arrived in August 2025.
Since then, China has purchased more than 40 cargoes, totaling roughly 2.6 million tons. Before those shipments began, China quarantined the Beihai terminal and ended long-term Australian LNG imports at the site.
