Germany Boosts Gulf Coast LNG Imports, U.S. Becomes Top Supplier

Germany has agreed to significantly increase purchases of liquefied natural gas from export terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast, according to multiple reports on 9 July. The deal elevates the United States to Germany’s largest supplier of LNG, overtaking other sources as Berlin seeks to diversify its energy mix. The move follows repeated calls by President Donald Trump for Germany to buy more American energy. While financial terms and contract volumes were not disclosed, the agreement underscores deepening trans-Atlantic energy ties and marks a further step in Germany’s pivot away from Russian pipeline gas, which had been priced at roughly one-third of current LNG levels, according to CNBC.