"The EU’s ‘Fantasy’ $750B Energy Promise To Trump"

"Technical issues, limited U.S. supplies and the EU’s minimal control over imports render the pledge infeasible, experts say."

"BRUSSELS — The EU has narrowly avoided a full-blown trade war with Donald Trump by pledging to buy $750 billion of U.S. oil and gas by the end of his term.

But achieving that will be almost impossible.

So far, Brussels has provided scant details on how the purchases would work. Yet limited U.S. supplies, technical obstacles, and the EU’s weak powers over import deals mean hitting the goal will be fiendishly difficult, regardless of the specifics.

The headline figure is “completely unrealistic,” said gas expert Laura Page, a senior analyst at the Kpler commodities firm. “The numbers are just beyond wild.”

The EU has increasingly ramped up liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchases from the U.S. following supply cutoffs linked to Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Trump, meanwhile, has long touted increased energy sales as a key demand for easing trade tensions with the bloc."

Victor Jack reports for Politico July 29, 2025.

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