First US-origin LNG cargo at Greece’s FSRU marks start of new supply corridor

The first US-origin cargo of liquified natural gas (LNG) arrived at the Alexandroupolis FSRU terminal in northeast Greece, destined to supply the Bulgarian market.

Athens-based industrial and energy company Metlen, (previously known as Mytilineos), said the shipment confirms its role as a key pillar of energy security in Southeastern Europe.

Metlen Energy Supply & Trading chief executive director Panagiotis Kanellopoulos hailed the arrival of the first US-origin LNG cargo in a video published by the company.

The company’s collaboration with the Bulgarian state-owned company Bulgargaz began in 2018, when gas flows from Greece to Bulgaria were first executed on behalf of Bulgargaz, opening a new energy corridor in Southeastern Europe.

Since then, Metlen has become a strategic supplier of LNG, natural gas, and integrated energy services to the Bulgarian market.

“Since 2010, we have consistently supplied the Greek market and, in 2018, became the first company to import LNG via Revythoussa