Spain increased its import of Russian gas by 35% last year, with a significant portion arriving in the country by sea, according to Xinhua. According to the Spanish energy company Enagas, which owns and operates the national gas network, in 2023, the import of natural gas from Russia reached a record 72,690 gigawatt-hours. Energy expert and professor at the University of Barcelona, Albert Banal-Estanol, explained that due to the mostly halted gas pipelines between Europe and Russia, Spain’s extensive gasification infrastructure has become a primary destination for Russian gas delivered by ship…