LNG news in Europe

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.

OceanScore has reached US$5 million in annual recurring revenue as demand for commercial emissions compliance accelerates.

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

Axpo’s new LNG bunkering vessel is ready to commence operations at the Port of Genoa.

ENGIE has announced the latest addition to its fleet, the Amaryllis Knutsen, a 174 000 m3 LNG carrier.

According to data compiled by Gasnam, LNG supplies to ships in Spanish ports exceeded 8.1 TWh in 2025, more than quadrupling the volume recorded just two years prior.

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.

Nordsol will deliver advanced liquefaction for Vireo as part of expanding bio-LNG production from local organic waste in Norway.

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