meunierd/Shutterstock Save for later Print Download Share LinkedIn Twitter Could Germany’s latest long-term deal for US LNG signal a change in the supply strategy at Europe’s largest gas importer? German state-owned trader SEFE Securing Energy for Europe signed a 20-year, 2.25 million ton per year deal with US exporter Venture Global to offtake volumes from its CP2 project starting in 2027. The deal was signed despite a general reluctance from European buyers to clinch long-term supply beyond the 10–15-year time period being requested by global LNG suppliers to underpin their upstream projects.