EU to Seek LNG Purchase Deal With Trump in Trade Talks

The European Union is considering offering a specific deal to the United States to buy American LNG to address President Trump’s grievances against the U.S. trade deficit with Europe, POLITICO reported on Monday, quoting anonymous European officials familiar with internal EU discussions. The EU is weighing aggregating LNG demand across its members to place a large bulk-buy offer. Still, the EU would be ideally looking to buy the American LNG at competitive prices, according to POLITICO’s sources. Last week, Lithuania’s Energy…