---
title: "US eyes stronger energy ties with Greece, says interior secretary"
description: "The U.S. aims to strengthen energy ties with Greece, as stated by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum during his visit to Athens. This initiative is part of the Trump administration's strategy to reduce Eu"
type: "news"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/256913413.md"
published_at: "2025-09-11T11:34:31.000Z"
---

# US eyes stronger energy ties with Greece, says interior secretary

> The U.S. aims to strengthen energy ties with Greece, as stated by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum during his visit to Athens. This initiative is part of the Trump administration's strategy to reduce European reliance on Russian oil and gas. Greece recently announced a consortium led by Chevron bidding to explore natural gas in its waters. Burgum emphasized the importance of energy abundance for allies, while Greece's imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas surged by 95% in the first half of the year. The visit coincides with Chevron's interest in areas near disputed maritime boundaries, indicating U.S. support for Greece's claims.

ATHENS, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The United States wants to expand its energy ties with Greece, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Athens on Thursday, as the Trump administration works to further reduce Russia’s oil and gas supplies to Europe. Burgum has been in Europe this week aiming to seal energy supply deals, which the U.S. hopes will strengthen its influence in the region while weakening Russia’s.

On Wednesday, Greece announced that a consortium including oil major Chevron (CVX.N) had bid to explore for natural gas in its waters.

“The Trump administration has a couple of goals around energy and one of those is energy abundance, so energy to our friends and our allies so they do not have to buy from our adversaries,” Burgum told Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a meeting in Athens.

A ban on seaborne Russian crude oil has cut the EU’s Russian oil imports by 90%, but Hungary and Slovakia still import via a pipeline. Europe is expected to purchase about 13% of its gas from Russia this year, though that is down from 45% before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, EU data shows.

The U.S. has pressured the EU to accelerate the phase out Russian fossil fuels to reduce funds for Moscow’s war chest. Part of that push is to offer more of its abundance of shale gas and oil reserves in export deals.

Greece’s imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas increased by 95% in the first half of this year.

A controversial maritime deal signed in 2019 has strained Greece’s relations with Libya and Turkey. However, some of the blocks in which Chevron is interested are offshore Crete near one of the disputed areas.

Greece has taken that as tacit U.S. support for its maritime boundaries.

“It’s a very interesting coincidence that you come a day after Chevron officially submits interest to start exploratory work in areas south of Crete, confirming the sovereign rights of the Hellenic Republic in that area,” Mitsotakis told Burgum.

### Related Stocks

- [CVX.US - Chevron](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CVX.US.md)

## Related News & Research

| Title | Description | URL |
|-------|-------------|-----|
| 雪佛龙、埃克森美孚、Occidental：随着美国与伊朗的紧张局势升级，油价上涨 | 由于美国与伊朗之间紧张局势升级，油价正在上涨，布伦特原油上涨 0.54%，报 69.41 美元，西德克萨斯中质原油上涨 0.34%，报 64.58 美元。对美国可能对伊朗发动打击的担忧可能会扰乱石油供应，特别是通过霍尔木兹海峡，这一通道对全 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275502238.md) |
| 雪佛龙｜8-K：2025 财年 Q4 营收 458 亿美元 |  | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/274298977.md) |
| PBF 能源｜8-K：2025 财年 Q4 营收 71.4 亿美元超过预期 |  | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275749250.md) |
| 美国拟对俄罗斯钯金征收 133% 初步反倾销税 | 美国商务部初步支持对俄罗斯进口钯金征收近 133% 的反倾销税，最终裁定将在今年晚些时候作出。Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. 提出请愿，称俄罗斯钯金以低于公平价值的价格出售，损害美国本土生产商。Sibanye 首席执行官表示 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275952117.md) |
| 100GW，远超美国地面需求！特斯拉要扩的光伏产能，在为太空数据中心准备 | 大摩认为，特斯拉意在构建独立能源闭环。该产能主要服务于 “太空数据中心” 及保障供应链安全，而非单纯售卖组件。尽管面临数百亿美元资本开支，但 IRA 法案补贴和垂直整合优势有望带来千亿营收，并显著提升能源业务估值。 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275545898.md) |

---

> **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.
