{"id":54862,"date":"2026-10-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/?p=54862"},"modified":"2026-10-20T22:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T20:54:54","slug":"authority-confirms-danish-companys-transport-of-russian-gas-will-become-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/en\/authority-confirms-danish-companys-transport-of-russian-gas-will-become-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Authority confirms: Danish company\u2019s transport of Russian gas will become illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the UK and the EU announced <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg\/2014\/833\/2026-04-24?utm_source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">new sanctions<\/a>, the global shipping company Seapeak in April moved the operation of six purpose-built LNG tankers carrying Russian gas from Scotland to a Singapore company owned via Seapeak Maritime Holdings (Denmark) A\/S in Copenhagen. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the Danish Maritime Authority tells Danwatch that the new Danish ownership structure behind the tankers\u2019 operation from the turn of the year is at odds with the EU\u2019s forthcoming rules.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rules are intended to stop Russian gas exports, a key economic component that helps finance the country\u2019s war against Ukraine \u2013 a war the UN General Assembly has <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.un.org\/en\/a\/res\/es-11\/1\">condemned<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Authority states that both the tankers and the commercial operation that Seapeak is responsible for may be covered by sanctions against Russia.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom 1 January 2027, it will be prohibited to provide technical assistance to LNG vessels for use in, or operating in, Russia,\u201d the Danish Maritime Authority writes to Danwatch.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Danish Maritime Authority, <em>technical assistance<\/em> to LNG tankers operating in Russia also includes operating the Russian cargo on the vessels \u2013 precisely the task the Danish-owned Singapore company is now handling. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShip management is not explicitly stated in the prohibition. However, the prohibition on \u2018technical assistance\u2019 is also assessed as potentially covering ship management,\u201d the Authority writes in the email.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Authority\u2019s interpretation of the forthcoming rules is therefore that the commercial operation, or ship management as the Authority itself calls it, could hit the Danish holding company in the US-controlled Seapeak group.<\/p>\n<style>.kt-accordion-id54821_67af98-c8 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:10px;}.kt-accordion-id54821_67af98-c8 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id54821_67af98-c8 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#fb4124;border-right-color:#fb4124;border-bottom-color:#fb4124;border-left-color:#fb4124;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone ticss-950d3ebc dw-harmonika\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id54821_67af98-c8 kt-accordion-has-4-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane54821_eeb059-89 ticss-5dcf59ac\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Read the Danish Maritime Authority\u2019s full response<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Which parts of the EU\u2019s sanctions against Russia (Regulation 833\/2014 and later packages) does the Danish Maritime Authority supervise, and which fall under other authorities?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Danish Maritime Authority is the competent authority for a number of maritime sanctions, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The ban on using the Russian classification society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provisions on the sale of tankers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ban on transshipment services and technical assistance for the transshipment of liquefied natural gas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A number of prohibitions targeting designated vessels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ban on providing technical assistance for the maritime transport of oil products, including the oil price cap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ban on providing technical assistance to icebreakers and LNG tankers owned by Russian entities, or intended for use in Russia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general division of responsibilities between Danish authorities can be found on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u2019 website: <a href=\"https:\/\/um.dk\/udenrigspolitik\/sanktioner\/ansvarlige-myndigheder\/\">https:\/\/um.dk\/udenrigspolitik\/sanktioner\/ansvarlige-myndigheder\/<br\/><br\/><\/a><strong><em>The EU has decided to ban technical services to LNG vessels transporting Russian LNG from 1 January 2027: How will you assess cases where ship management or commercial operation is handled by a subsidiary outside the EU that is owned by a Danish company?<\/em><\/strong><br\/><strong><em><br\/><\/em><\/strong>From 1 January 2027, it will be prohibited to provide technical assistance to LNG vessels for use in, or operating in, Russia. However, the prohibition already covers vessels that are owned or managed (including management) by Russian natural or legal persons, entities or bodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ship management is not explicitly stated in the prohibition in Article 3sa of Council Regulation (EU) No 833\/2014. However, the prohibition on \u201ctechnical assistance\u201d is also assessed as potentially covering ship management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danish companies that own or control subsidiaries outside the EU must, as a result of Article 8a of the same regulation, do their best to ensure that the subsidiary does not participate in activities that undermine the applicable sanctions in the regulation.<br\/><br\/><strong><em>Have you received inquiries or opened cases about circumvention of the sanctions in connection with ship management? If you cannot disclose this, I would like a justification. <\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Danish Maritime Authority cannot comment on questions concerning specific reported cases. However, the Authority can state that, as a matter of practice, when screening ownership structures in a sanctions context, it also examines who the ship manager is for the vessel in question, where possible. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Russian gas worth DKK 10bn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the Danish-owned Seapeak company in Singapore took over operations, the six vessels have carried Russian liquefied natural gas worth around DKK 10bn.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is shown by a<a href=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/en\/contributing-to-putins-war-danish-owned-company-ships-russian-gas-worth-dkk-10-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> calculation<\/a> carried out for Danwatch by the German NGO and campaign organisation Urgewald.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to move the vessels\u2019 operation to Danish ownership was already communicated to the financial markets in March. This is shown by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1308106\/000130810626000002\/sp-20251231.htm?utm_source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filing<\/a> from the Seapeak group to the US financial regulator, which Danwatch has reviewed.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn October 2025, the EU announced that imports of Russian LNG into the EU under long-term LNG supply contracts will be prohibited (&#8230;). As a result of these announcements, we expect that we will need to restructure our activities,\u201d Seapeak wrote in the statement. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to move the vessels\u2019 operation out of Europe was implemented, and it ultimately ended with the shipping company\u2019s Danish holding company, through its ownership of Seapeak Maritime Singapore, being used for the purpose.<\/p>\n<style>.kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:10px;}.kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#fb4124;border-right-color:#fb4124;border-bottom-color:#fb4124;border-left-color:#fb4124;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:10px;}.kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#fb4124;border-right-color:#fb4124;border-bottom-color:#fb4124;border-left-color:#fb4124;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone ticss-950d3ebc dw-harmonika\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id54821_2c9df2-96 kt-accordion-has-4-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane54821_644f0a-0f ticss-5dcf59ac\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Here are Seapeak\u2019s six LNG tankers<\/strong> carrying Russian gas<br> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The six vessels that Seapeak in Denmark is involved in are: <strong>Yakov Gakkel, Nikolay Yevgenov, Eduard Toll, Georgiy Ushakov, Rudolf Samoylovich and Vladimir Voronin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are so-called Arc7 tankers, designed to sail through thick Arctic ice and pick up liquefied gas (LNG) from the Yamal facility in northern Russia. Yamal is one of the most important terminals linking Russian gas production to international energy markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The six icebreaking tankers are each just under 300 metres long and 50 metres wide, and each can carry around 77,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sanctions experts agree with the Authority\u2019s assessment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanctions experts have previously told Danwatch that Danish companies responsible for subsidiaries outside the EU that they own or control are also covered by sanctions against Russia. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder the so-called best efforts principle, EU companies must do what they can to ensure that companies outside the EU that they own or control do not undermine the sanctions,\u201d Jeff Nielsen, a lawyer specialising in international sanctions, has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/en\/after-new-sanctions-danish-owned-company-takes-over-russian-gas-business\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<style>.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 .kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon{font-size:30px;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#ffd700;font-size:16px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 .kt-testimonial-grid-wrap{gap:30px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 .kt-testimonial-content{color:#333333;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 .kt-testimonial-name{color:#333333;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 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#555555;border-right:0px solid #555555;border-bottom:0px solid #555555;border-left:0px solid #555555;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 .kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon{border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4{padding-top:px;padding-bottom:px;margin-top:px;margin-bottom:px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 .kt-testimonial-media-inner-wrap{border-top:0px solid #555555;border-right:0px solid #555555;border-bottom:0px solid #555555;border-left:0px solid #555555;}}<\/style><div class=\"kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap54821_08e05f-f4 kt-testimonial-halign-left kt-testimonial-style-basic kt-testimonials-media-on kt-testimonials-icon-on kt-testimonial-columns-1 kt-t-xxl-col-1 kt-t-xl-col-1 kt-t-lg-col-1 kt-t-md-col-1 kt-t-sm-col-1 kt-t-xs-col-1 dw-citat-wrapper wp-block-kadence-testimonials\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-testimonials-inner-wrap kt-testimonial-grid-wrap\">\n<li class=\"kt-testimonial-grid-item\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-54821_454b85-1f wp-block-kadence-testimonial\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon-wrap\"><div class='kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon-icon-ic_quoteSerifRight'><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M0 0v3h2c0 1.11-.89 2-2 2v1c1.65 0 3-1.35 3-3v-3h-3zm5 0v3h2c0 1.11-.89 2-2 2v1c1.65 0 3-1.35 3-3v-3h-3z\" transform=\"translate(0 1)\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><blockquote class=\"kt-testimonial-content\">Under the so-called best efforts principle, EU companies must do what they can to ensure that companies outside the EU do not undermine the sanctions<\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-media-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-media-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kadence-testimonial-image-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jeff-nielsen-150x150.webp\" class=\"kt-testimonial-image wp-image-53451 size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jeff nielsen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jeff-nielsen-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jeff-nielsen-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jeff-nielsen-60x60.webp 60w, https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jeff-nielsen.webp 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name\">Jeff Nielsen<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation\">Lawyer specializing in international sanctions<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Seapeak\u2019s involvement with the vessels is very current. Last month, Seapeak <a href=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/en\/danish-shipyard-receives-another-vessel-sailing-with-russian-gas\/\">sent<\/a> the tanker Nikolay Yevgenov for servicing at the Danish shipyard Fayard.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before that, the vessel had unloaded around 73,000 tonnes of Russian LNG in Dunkirk, France, and then sailed directly on to the yard in Odense Fjord.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seapeak\u2019s management in Denmark has not answered a number of questions about whether the ownership and the current structure via Denmark will continue from Singapore after 1 January 2027. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Increased political pressure on Seapeak<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/stm.dk\/statsministeren\/taler\/statsminister-mette-frederiksens-tale-til-folketingets-afslutningsdebat-den-21-maj-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">linked<\/a> Russian energy revenues directly to Putin\u2019s war economy, while Foreign Minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen (M) has <a href=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/loekke-havde-gerne-set-fuld-stop-for-dansk-hjaelp-til-russisk-gas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> he would have liked to see an earlier stop to Danish assistance to Russian LNG vessels. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niels Flemming Hansen (C), a Member of the European Parliament for the European People\u2019s Party, has also <a href=\"https:\/\/danwatch.dk\/en\/after-new-sanctions-danish-owned-company-takes-over-russian-gas-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">criticised<\/a> Danish involvement in the Russian gas business.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, current Member of the European Parliament Villy S\u00f8vndal (SF) is also directing a blunt criticism at Seapeak for carrying out tasks that generate revenue for Russia.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven if this were legal, it is not legitimate,\u201d Villy S\u00f8vndal says. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe sanctions are the lowest common denominator the 27 very different countries can agree on. 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