Senior European Union officials have raised concerns over the bloc’s rapidly increasing reliance on liquefied natural gas from the United States, a shift that has accelerated since Russian gas supplies were sharply reduced.
Teresa Ribera, the European Commission’s executive vice‑president for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, said that the EU is “significantly increasing” its dependence on U.S. LNG. Speaking in a video message at a hydrogen‑focused event in Spain, she cautioned that the bloc must avoid replacing one strategic dependency with another.
Ribera acknowledged that U.S. LNG has been crucial in helping Europe reduce its exposure to Russian energy but urged greater diversification of supply and stronger use of domestic resources, particularly renewables and renewable hydrogen.
The EU has committed to phasing out all Russian gas and LNG imports by late 2027. Against that backdrop, officials have repeatedly stressed the need to accelerate renewable energy deployment and expand domestic production to strengthen energy security.
European Commission data shows the United States supplied nearly 58 percent of EU LNG imports in 2025 — four times its share in 2021. Some analyses warn that without broader supplier diversification, U.S. LNG could account for as much as 80 percent of Europe’s imports by 2030.
Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen called the trend a “wake‑up call,” saying the EU is “actively seeking to diversify” its energy sources. “We do not want to replace one dependency with another,” he told reporters in Brussels.
