In January, the US accounted for 60% of Europe's LNG imports.

Data?showed that the United States provided 60% of Europe's liquefied gas in this month. This confirms its position as Europe's leading LNG?supplier, as European officials are becoming wary of their?growing dependence?on U.S. Energy.

Kpler, a data analytics company, shared that the 60% share represented an increase compared to both January 2025 and last month, when U.S. imports accounted for 53% of EU exports.

Kpler stated that the 5.36 million tons of LNG the EU imported from the U.S. during January was the second highest volume ever for any month, only to be exceeded by October 2025.

The increase in gas demand was partly due to the cold weather. Kpler, however, said that it expected the trend of increasing?U.S. Supply will continue to grow, reaching 65% of Europe’s total LNG this year from 56% in 2025.

Since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Europe has increased its purchases of U.S. natural gas. Last year, it agreed to spend $750 Billion on U.S. Energy as part of a trade agreement with President Donald Trump. Trump's recent tariff threats and his push to?takeover Greenland have heightened concerns in some countries about the possibility of becoming dependent on?the U.S. fuel. Dan Jorgensen, EU Energy Commissioner Dan said that the crisis over Trump's threat against Greenland was a "wake up call" for energy security. He warned that the EU risks "replacing one dependency with another" if it shifts away from Russian energy. Kpler reported that in January, around 19% of EU LNG supplies were sourced from Russia. The bloc has agreed to prohibit all Russian LNG imports and pipeline gas by the end of 2027. The first phases of the gradual banning will be implemented in the next few months and prohibit short-term Russian LNG contract. (Reporting and editing by Kirsty Donovan; Kate Abnett is the reporter)

(source: Reuters)