India will not buy
liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, which
is sanctioned by Western countries, Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain said on Friday 27
Sep.
"We will not buy
(supply from) Arctic LNG 2. We are not buying any sanctioned commodity.
Something which has broad-based sanctions, we are not touching it," Jain
told reporters.
The Arctic LNG 2
project by Russia's Novatek is subject to Western sanctions over Russia's war
with Ukraine. The United States has also imposed sanctions on
hundreds of entities and individuals for supporting Russia's war effort
including companies supporting the development of Arctic LNG 2 project and its
shipment of LNG.
Novatek has said
media allegations the company was involved in establishing and managing a
"shadow fleet" for the Arctic LNG 2 project were untrue.