LNG import news

In the February 2026 issue of LNG Industry, Abby Butler, Editorial Assistant, LNG Industry, highlights some key European import trends and developments. This special report lists all the sources used for this article.

VTTI and Höegh Evi have launched the open season for the Zeeland Energy Terminal.

PTT and Cheniere have celebrated the first LNG cargo delivered from the US to Thailand.

In 2025, the Klaipeda LNG reloading station, operated by KN Energies, loaded the highest number of LNG trucks since the start of the station’s operations and handled a record number of small scale LNG carriers.

Research by the IEEFA shows the EU’s rising reliance on US LNG has created a potentially high-risk geopolitical dependency and could cause it to miss its gas demand reduction commitments.

RWE Supply & Trading and Texas LNG Brownsville LLC, part of Glenfarne Group, LLC, have signed a 20-year sales and purchase agreement for 1 million tpy of LNG.

Woodside Energy Trading Singapore Pte Ltd has announced the execution of a sale and purchase agreement with JERA Co., Inc. for the supply of 0.2 million tpy of LNG during Japan’s peak winter period for five years.

Petrovietnam Gas has signed a five year supply agreement with Shell for 400 000 tpy to be delivered to the Thi Vai terminal from 2027 – 2031.

Gulf Development Public Company Ltd has signed a long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with ENGIE designed to reinforce Thailand's energy supply chain.

Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH has increased its contribution to supply security in 2025 compared with the previous two years.