Aktor and DEPA Commercial seal a landmark agreement with Venture Global for U.S. LNG deliveries to Southeast Europe: Greece’s first long-term contract of its kind, hailed as a milestone in transatlantic energy ties

A landmark agreement over Block 2 in the Ionian Sea deepens U.S.–Greece ties, positions Athens as a rising energy hub, and could reshape Southeast Europe’s geopolitical balance

At Athens’ OT Forum on Thursday, Aktor CEO Alexandros Exarchou said new international LNG agreements linked to the newly formed AS LNG venture with DEPA Commercial will be announced within 36 hours

The €134 million Komotini facility boosts Greece’s role as an energy hub for Southeast Europe, expanding gas exports to the Balkans and beyond amid Europe’s efforts to move away from Russian energy

The agreement is expected to be signed by Greece's and Israel's ministers of energy during a meeting in Athens on Tuesday, according to unconfirmed media reports. The focus will be on broad energy collaborations, including the Great Sea Interconnector project.

The primary agenda of the meeting revolved around exploring Azerbaijan's and its state-owned company, Socar's, capacity to augment gas exports through the TAP pipeline by an additional 10 billion cubic meters