US frms renew LNG sales pitch for Europe

摘要

LNG exporters in the US are hoping that European fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine will focus the attention of customers in Europe with which they want to sign deals for new US liquefaction capacity. US industry insiders are planning to make their sales pitch to EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson, who will visit Washington for a meeting of the US-EU Energy Council on 7 February. Simson and EU foreign afairs commissioner Josep Borrell will meet their US counterparts as Washington has engaged LNG producers in the US and abroad to discuss covering a potential shortfall in Europe’s natural gas imports from Russia if the Ukraine crisis takes a turn for the worse. In their meeting with Simson, US gas industry ofcials will say long-term contracts for new US LNG projects would help Europe improve its energy security, citing the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.