{"id":341832,"date":"2026-03-07T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=341832"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:36:39","slug":"argentina-signs-its-first-lng-export-contract-with-germany","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/argentina-signs-its-first-lng-export-contract-with-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina signs its first LNG export contract with Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The company Southern Energy SA (SESA) signed a sale and purchase agreement with the German firm SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe) for the export of <strong>2 million tons of LNG per year<\/strong> over an 8-year period, with deliveries set to begin in late 2027.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is the <strong>first long-term LNG export agreement<\/strong> signed by Argentina, positioning the country as a <strong>new strategic supplier on the global energy map<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A step forward for Europe&#8217;s energy security<\/h2>\n\n<p>SEFE, the German state-owned energy company, highlighted the importance of the agreement within its supply source diversification strategy. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Barnaud, the firm&#8217;s Chief Commercial Officer, noted that <strong>\u201cSESA is the ideal partner to expand our portfolio into South America,\u201d<\/strong> emphasizing that the deal was finalized in less than 4 months following the preliminary agreement signed in 2023. <\/p>\n\n<p>With this move, SEFE becomes the <strong>first long-term European buyer of Argentine LNG<\/strong>, reinforcing its role as one of the continent&#8217;s largest gas and electricity suppliers.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Argentina enters the global LNG market<\/h2>\n\n<p>For Southern Energy and the Argentine energy sector, the contract represents <strong>a gateway to the global trade of <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/how-is-gas-made-formation-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">liquefied natural gas<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The agreement with SEFE is significant for two reasons: on one hand, it consolidates Argentina&#8217;s position as a new and strategic international LNG supplier, contributing to the diversification of global supply sources; on the other, it represents a key contribution to strengthening Europe&#8217;s energy security.<\/p>\n<cite>Rodolfo Freyre, President of SESA.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>The agreement also reinforces the potential for developing LNG-related infrastructure in the country, especially in regions like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/tenaris-validates-gas-efficiency-in-vaca-muerta-with-dgb-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vaca Muerta<\/a><\/strong>, one of the world&#8217;s largest unconventional reserves.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEFE, a key player in the energy transition<\/h2>\n\n<p>SEFE operates across the entire energy value chain and serves more than 50,000 customers in Europe. The company is committed to a <strong>combined strategy of energy security and <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/clean-hydrogen-industrial-decarbonization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decarbonization<\/a><\/strong>, investing in clean energy and driving the hydrogen ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n<p>The agreement was concluded under <strong>FOB (Free on Board)<\/strong> terms, meaning Southern Energy will be responsible for delivering the LNG onto vessels from its export terminals, which are still under development.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future projections<\/h2>\n\n<p>With deliveries scheduled for 2027, this contract is a <strong>commercial and geopolitical milestone<\/strong> for both Argentina and Germany. Argentina formally joins the club of LNG-exporting nations, while Europe continues to diversify its supply sources following the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. <\/p>\n\n<p>The alliance between SEFE and Southern Energy <strong>lays the groundwork for future energy cooperation opportunities<\/strong> and expands Latin America&#8217;s presence in the global gas market.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefe.eu\/en\/media\/newsroom\/press-releases\/press-release-detail_2368.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEFE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina finalizes historic agreement with SEFE to supply liquefied natural gas for 8 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10019,"featured_media":341705,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13036],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-341832","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-oil-and-gas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/341832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/341832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=341832"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=341832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}