"Portugal to increase LNG purchases from US, Nigeria, reduce Russian imports" was originally created and published by Offshore Technology, a GlobalData owned brand.

Portugal has expressed willingness to increase gas imports from Nigeria and the US as it reduces its dependence on Russian supplies following EU sanctions.

Portugal hopes to further decrease the share of natural gas supplies it gets from Russia, Energy and Environment Minister Maria da Graca Carvalho said.

Portugal imported 49,141 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of natural gas in 2024, of which around 96% was LNG, data from electricity and gas grids operator REN shows. Nigeria accounted for 51% of those LNG deliveries,

Portugal has listed Nigeria alongside the United States as one of the countries it aims to get its supply of liquified natural gas (LNG) from. ・Portugal aims to get LNG supply from Nigeria and the United States due to shortage from the Russian market.