Davide Ghilotti
Breaking news and engagement editor at Upstream
Opinion

Europe gas sector should be wary of heeding siren call of US LNG

With Washington in all-out sales pitch mode to back US LNG exports to Europe, Brussels risks sleepwalking into a new energy dependency

EU authorities have vowed to never again let a single source corner its energy market but estimates from the Center on Global Energy Policy suggest the EU's gas imports from the US could soar to 74% of the total if the US alone was to replace phased-out Russian pipeline gas and LNG.
EU authorities have vowed to never again let a single source corner its energy market but estimates from the Center on Global Energy Policy suggest the EU's gas imports from the US could soar to 74% of the total if the US alone was to replace phased-out Russian pipeline gas and LNG.Photo: RYTIS DAUKANTAS/UPSTREAM
Published 19 September 2025, 10:14Updated 19 September 2025, 13:59
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