Overview
- Naftogaz and Poland’s ORLEN agreed on at least 300 million cubic meters of U.S. LNG, with three cargoes planned for the first quarter of 2026 and a post‑payment credit line to ease liquidity.
- Naftogaz said it is finalizing a contract and signed a separate memorandum to route U.S.-origin LNG through Greek terminals and the Vertical Corridor into Ukraine.
- Naftogaz’s CEO held talks with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and the U.S. Export‑Import Bank on financing tools to unlock additional gas volumes, while the EBRD has readied a €500 million package for emergency imports.
- At the Athens P‑TEC summit, U.S. and European officials focused on replacing Russian gas, with Greece positioning itself as the natural entry point for U.S. LNG and urging an EU ban on Russian supplies, including via TurkStream.
- ExxonMobil, Energean and HELLENiQ ENERGY signed an exploratory drilling deal in the Ionian Sea, marking Greece’s first offshore exploration in about forty years with operations expected to begin as early as 2026–2027.