EU companies pay Russia billions in taxes on LNG imports, study says | dpa international

EU companies rank among the biggest clients of Russia's Yamal LNG, with France's TotalEnergies topping the list. China's state-owned CNPC takes second place, followed by Germany's SEFE in third and Spain's Naturgy in fourth.

TotalEnergies contributed an estimated $2.5 billion to the Russian government's tax income, SEFE $1.45 billion and Naturgy $1.25 billion, Greenpeace said.

Greenpeace also noted that the EU's main importers of Russian LNG - France, Spain and Belgium and the Netherlands - have spent more on importing Russian gas than on support for Ukraine.

The study also points out that the French group TotalEnergies holds a 20% stake in Yamal LNG and a 19.4% stake in its parent company Novatek.

German company SEFE is tied to Yamal LNG through contracts until 2038.