METLEN Energy & Metals said its first U.S.-sourced liquefied natural gas cargo intended for the Bulgarian market has arrived at the Alexandroupolis floating storage and regasification unit in northern Greece, marking a new stage in its regional gas and LNG trading activities, according to the company statement.
The cargo is destined to supply Bulgaria’s state-owned gas company Bulgargaz.
The shipment forms part of its efforts to secure supply routes across the Balkans and highlighted Greece’s role as an energy gateway for the region. The company has been active in LNG since 2010 and that in 2018 it became the first company to import LNG via Greece’s Revythoussa terminal and export it to Bulgaria.
Bulgargaz said earlier in December that unloading of a U.S. LNG cargo for the company had started at the LNG terminal near Alexandroupolis.
Bulgargaz stated that METLEN Energy & Metals was selected as the supplier for December 2025 and that the vessel carrying the cargo had been loaded at Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG terminal on 19 November 2025.
METLEN Energy & Metals is a Greece-based industrial and energy group operating across energy supply, trading, and metals activities in Southeastern Europe and other regions. The company conducts cross-border natural gas and LNG transactions and maintains long-term commercial relationships with regional counterparties.
Bulgargaz is Bulgaria’s state-owned public supplier of natural gas, responsible for importing gas and supplying it to regulated and wholesale customers within the country under national energy legislation.
Venture Global is a United States-based LNG company involved in the development and operation of liquefaction facilities and the sale of LNG cargoes to international buyers under long-term and spot arrangements.
