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Europe: EU LNG imports reach record high amid supply shifts and rising demand

In the first six months of 2025, the European Union imported a record 75 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas, marking a 40 percent increase compared to the same period last year, or an additional 22 billion cubic meters. Greg Molnar from the International Energy Agency attributes this surge to a combination of factors. […]

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Europe: EU set to cut natural gas imports by 25% by 2030 driven by renewables and efficiency

A recent report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) projects that the European Union could reduce its total imports of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 25% between 2024 and 2030. This forecast is driven by a continuing decline in gas consumption, fueled by the EU’s increasing adoption of

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EU considers boosting U.S. LNG imports to avert tariffs

The European Union is open to significantly increasing its purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States in an effort to ease tensions with President Donald Trump and potentially prevent new tariffs on EU exports, European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has indicated. Jorgensen acknowledged that there is room for higher LNG imports from

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