{"id":4575,"date":"2026-05-19T09:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4575"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T07:26:48","slug":"europe-calling-trumps-lng-buddies","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/en\/webinar\/europe-calling-trumps-lng-buddies\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Calling \u201cTrump\u2019s LNG Buddies \u2013 How a US company is hijacking the EU gas market at the expense of the climate, the environment and people\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recording:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZufIFmD_LuY?si=upWgqDw1APr-i3ks\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Slides:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DUH-slides_Europe-Calling-Venture-Global.pdf\">DUH slides<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EU-Calling_-Venture-Global.pdf\">Oilfield Witness slides<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Webinar26.05.pdf\">Gaswende slides<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eu01web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/5817791046337\/WN_9NYYvSchQm2_lRP_LxMMAQ\"><b>Register right here!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear friends!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venture Global, or simply VG. Very few people realise that behind this name lies a new and risky dependency for Europe\u2019s 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 &amp; Co.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>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.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Justin Mikulka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the US non-governmental organisation \u201cOilfield Witness\u201d will scrutinise Venture Global\u2019s 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<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>James Hiatt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the Louisiana-based citizens\u2019 initiative \u201cFor a Better Bayou\u201d 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<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Julian Schwartzkopff<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 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.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Annka Esser <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 6.00 pm \u2013 7.30 pm CEST (Brussels\/Berlin time)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/eu01web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/5817791046337\/WN_9NYYvSchQm2_lRP_LxMMAQ\">Right here<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join us and invite others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With European regards,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max, Am\u00e9lie and everyone at Europe Calling e.V.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recording: Slides: DUH slides Oilfield Witness slides Gaswende slides Register right here! 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