{
  "id": 12598987,
  "title": "France, Belgium lead European Russian LNG imports in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/france-belgium-lead-european-russian-lng-imports-in-2026",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T10:00:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/france-belgium-lead-european-russian-lng-imports-in-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "France and Belgium were the largest European buyers of Russian liquefied natural gas in the first nine months of 2026. Kommersant reported this, citing data from energy analytics firm Kpler. European importers in France purchased 4.7 million metric tons of Russian LNG in January-September, while Belgium imported 2.9 million tons. The Netherlands ranked third with ...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}