ATHENS – One day after Chevron formally expressed interest in exploring four offshore blocks south of the Peloponnese and Crete, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum arrived in Athens, underscoring Greece’s growing strategic role in the global energy landscape.
Burgum, who also chairs the U.S. Energy Sovereignty Council, toured the Revithoussa LNG terminal alongside Greek Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou.
The facility, located on a small island in the Saronic Gulf, receives 81 percent of Greece’s liquefied natural gas imports from the United States and has doubled its capacity in recent years.
The American delegation showed particular interest in the terminal’s control room and its potential for further expansion.
Burgum’s visit signals a deepening of U.S.–Greece energy cooperation and highlights Greece’s emergence as a key hub for LNG distribution in Southeastern Europe.
Chevron’s bid for exploration rights in Greek waters is seen as a tacit endorsement of Greece’s maritime claims and a strategic move to reduce European dependence on Russian energy sources