# China has priority access to Northern Sea Route — Rosneft CEO

https://mins.news/en/item/45152

- TASS, 2026-09-04 10:01 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2182669

> Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said the Hormuz crisis exposed the importance of alternative logistics routes for the global energy system. He identified the Northern Sea Route as a critical corridor and said China could receive priority access because of the special relationship between Russia and China.