Europe And China Face Off Over U.S. LNG Supply Deals

Concerned about energy security, Europe and China are in an intensifying competition to sign long-term supply deals with U.S. LNG developers and exporters.    The race for LNG supply indexed to Henry Hub prices and with flexibility clauses to resell the cargoes if not needed gives buyers certainty about long-term supply and the possibility to send cargoes elsewhere if the market is not as tight as expected.

  For sellers, the U.S. LNG developers and exporters, more long-term purchase deals with Europe and Asia mean more chances…