By Benjamin Mallet and America Hernandez PARIS (Reuters) -TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Wednesday that Europe should negotiate to obtain a free-trade guarantee on U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG),

The EU received 43% of its LNG from the US last year, making it the biggest supplier by far, according to Kpler data. The European Commission did not propose a ban on Russian LNG in its latest package of sanctions because member states raised concerns about first securing alternatives including from the US, EU diplomats said last week.

TotalEnergies will expand its investment in U.S. liquefied natural gas over the next decade as the French company seeks to cement its position as a major exporter of U.S. LNG, its CEO told Reuters on Wednesday,

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Wednesday that European countries should negotiate to obtain a free trade guarantee on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States. The comments come as U.