Germany has refused to allow a Russian liquefied natural gas shipment at the Brunsbuttel terminal in northern Germany in line with Berlin's policy not to import LNG from Russia, industry sources said on Thursday.

While other countries in Europe still import small amounts of Russian LNG under long-term contracts, the EU broadly is looking to import more of the stuff from the growing American market.

Germany's Economy Ministry instructed its state-operated import terminal "to reject LNG deliveries from Russia until further notice."

Germany has warned its state-operated gas import terminals to reject any Russian cargoes of liquefied natural gas, after it was notified of a planned shipment. In a letter seen by the Financial Times dated November 6,

Germany has officially banned its state terminals from receiving Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development instructed the Deutsche Energy Terminal to stop importing Russian LNG,

Germany has banned its ports from accepting ships carrying Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), following a decision by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs. This ban is implemented until further notice,