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US Sends First LNG Shipment to Ukraine, Enough to Heat 700,000 Homes
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Ukraine has received its first shipment of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2026, delivered via Poland. The shipment totals nearly 100 million cubic meters, enough to supply around 700,000 households with gas for one winter month.
This was reported by Naftogaz of Ukraine on February 4.
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The company noted that additional gas volumes are critically important during periods of extreme cold and amid Russia’s terrorist attacks on energy infrastructure.
“Additional gas volumes are extremely important during periods of extreme cold and terrorist Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. We are working systematically with international partners to ensure Ukraine has the resources needed to get through the winter stably,” said Serhii Koretskyi, chairman of the board of Naftogaz of Ukraine.
He thanked ORLEN for the partnership and said that the next shipments of US gas have already been contracted and are expected to be delivered to Ukraine in February–March, according to Serhii Koretskyi, chairman of the board of Naftogaz of Ukraine.
According to the press release, the LNG tanker spent 20 days en route. The gas was received in late January at an LNG terminal in the Polish city of Świnoujście. Following regasification, the resource is already available for Ukraine’s needs.
Naftogaz also reported that total US LNG supplies to Ukraine in 2026 could reach up to 1 billion cubic meters, which is expected to make a significant contribution to maintaining the stable operation of Ukraine’s energy system amid the war.
The LNG deliveries also come as Ukraine expands alternative gas import options through Europe. In late December 2025, Ukraine and several European partners launched two new cross-border gas import routes under the “Vertical Corridor” initiative, according to the consulting firm ExPro.
Energy regulators from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece approved joint capacity-booking products for two routes aimed at diversifying gas supplies. The first auctions, held on December 22, offered monthly capacity for January 2026 but did not result in any bookings, a result ExPro attributed to the short preparation period following regulatory approval.
Under the plan, Route 2 is designed to deliver LNG from Greece’s Alexandroupolis terminal to Ukraine via Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova. Route 3 would supply Azerbaijani gas entering Europe through the Greece–Bulgaria interconnector connected to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline.
Each route offers a capacity of 4.89 million cubic meters of gas per day. To encourage uptake, operators applied discounts of 25 percent on standard monthly tariffs, while the Greece–Bulgaria interconnector and Ukraine’s gas transmission operator offered reductions of up to 46 percent, the highest level of discounts along the corridor, ExPro said.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine agreed with Greece to open a new gas supply route aimed at reinforcing the country’s energy security ahead of winter.
According to Zelenskyy, the arrangement with Greece will add an extra channel for gas imports, helping to stabilize supplies during the winter period.
