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Europe Calling “Trump’s LNG Buddies – How a US company is hijacking the EU gas market at the expense of the climate, the environment and people”
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Dear friends!
Venture Global, or simply VG. Very few people realise that behind this name lies a new and risky dependency for Europe’s energy sector. VG, a US company founded just a few years ago by a banker and former lawyer, is now the largest supplier of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European market. German utilities such as the state-owned company SEFE and EnBW have long-term supply contracts with Venture Global, a company that has made headlines for its close ties to Trump and for facing compensation claims from Shell, BP & Co.
What began as a hyped alternative to Russian pipeline gas is turning into a new, one-sided and long-term dependence on the dirtiest fossil fuel and raw material of all: US fracking gas. Given the war in Iran, we are currently seeing where such dependencies lead at the gas station and will soon see it on our utility bills.
In this Europe Calling webinar, which we are organising in collaboration with Andy Gheorghiu Consulting, we therefore want to take a close look at this US corporation and the question of the role of fracking gas and fossil gas in general, together with four top guests from the US and Germany:
- Justin Mikulka from the US non-governmental organisation “Oilfield Witness” will scrutinise Venture Global’s billionaire CEOs and shaky finances, revealing who is profiting from this business and why investors and industry heavyweights such as Shell and BP have taken legal action against Venture Global
- James Hiatt from the Louisiana-based citizens’ initiative “For a Better Bayou” will report on how export terminals in the US are increasingly rendering entire areas uninhabitable and how Venture Global is destroying the livelihoods of traditional fishermen in Louisiana
- Julian Schwartzkopff from the NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe will focus on German and European gas infrastructure and also report on how Deutsche Umwelthilfe is taking legal action against VG and Co.
- Annka Esser from the network NGO Gaswende will show what citizens can do now and what actions will take place around the Hammer Climate Camp in Germany.
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm CEST (Brussels/Berlin time)
Registration: Right here
Join us and invite others.
With European regards,
Max, Amélie and everyone at Europe Calling e.V.