Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee
European Energy Security: America's Role in Supporting Europe's Energy Diversification Agenda
- Amos Hochstein, Presidential Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
Make no mistake, though, we have been working in lockstep with Europe to respond through decisive actions. Our close cooperation started in the fall of 2021, when we began working to divert LNG cargoes to Europe. We continued these efforts through the winter to help Europe avoid winter blackouts and shortages. And the United States continues to play its part in supporting European energy security. In the first four months of 2022, EU and UK imports of LNG from the United States have more than tripled when compared with 2021. U.S. companies on average shipped 7.3 billion cubic feet of LNG per day to the region and accounted for 49 percent of the region’s total LNG imports. The United States is now the largest supplier of natural gas to Europe.