A long-term liquefied natural gas contract between TotalEnergies SE and a Russian supplier has become an uncomfortable obstacle to the Dutch government’s pledge to end imports of the fuel from Russia.
The Netherlands stopped signing new contracts for Russian LNG imports last year, and has been working on winding down supply agreements struck before then. However, the nation is stuck with the imports because the government can’t legally end agreements between two private companies, according to people familiar with the matter.
