—”This article is deliberately misleading.”
I suspect this article is more than misleading it is false.
“Russia cuts LNG exports in January-June by 9.4%, flows to Europe steady - data”
Russia cuts LNG exports in January-June by 9.4%, flows to Europe steady - data
https://archive.ph/SZYRN#selection-387.0-387.78
Russia’s LNG exports decreased 3% on the year to 16.4 million tons in the first half of 2023, according to Kpler data, as the effects of wartime sanctions dovetailed with the more mundane effects of maintenance schedules.
https://www.energyintel.com/00000189-2650-d3a6-a7eb-3ef158c10000#:~:text=Russia‘s%20LNG%20exports%20decreased%203,mundane%20effects%20of%20maintenance%20schedules.
Apr 27, 2023 — On Thursday, Izvestia, a Kremlin-linked publication, reported that pipeline exports might fall 50 percent in 2023, citing a government forecast.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/business/energy-environment/russias-gas-exports-2023.html
Jun 5, 2023 — In addition, LNG exporters face a higher tax rate on profits from 2023: it has been raised from 20% to 34%. I
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/osw-commentary/2023-06-05/unfulfilled-ambitions-russias-lng-sector-grip-sanctions
I think it’s misleading as well. It’ll be interesting to see when not if the middle east gets heavy into lng.