Russia must boost its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production as the United States expands its global market share, Anvar Gafiatullin, partner and oil and gas practice leader at business consultancy TeDo (Technologies of Trust), told the Energy of Sakhalin international forum. While pipelines lock consumers in, LNG offers immense flexibility and market reach. The LNG market holds promise, but frankly, nobody is waiting for us with open arms," Gafiatullin told a session titled Project News 2026. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is hosting the 30th Energy of Sakhalin International Far Eastern Energy Forum alongside the 2nd Sustainable Islands: Climate and Ecology International Forum on July 30-31. The Eastern Economic Forum will be held September 1-4 in Vladivostok on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University.