![UPDATE 2-Gas tanker leased from Russia heads for U.S. to fetch LNG]( "UPDATE 2-Gas tanker leased from Russia heads for U.S. to fetch LNG")
A Russian tanker headed to the United States to pick up a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could prove an embarrassment to President Vladimir Putin who has accused the U.S. of undercutting his country’s gas exports. U.S. seaborne LNG is seen as a threat to Kremlin-controlled gas company Gazprom’s dominance of the gas market in Europe where it accounts for more than 35% of supplies.
