LNG cargo row down to buyer’s ‘inability to pay’, rather than Russia links, insists Gunvor

A row has intensified over the diversion of a Russian cargo of LNG with trader Gunvor blaming the buyer Energia Argentina Sociedad Anonima (Enarsa) and the Argentinian company pointing to the Russian origins of the shipment.

Gunvor told TradeWinds the LNG cargo — which is being carried on Flex LNG’s 173,400-cbm Flex Artemis (built 2020) — was diverted because of Enarsa’s “inability to pay”.