AKTOR Group Seals $6B US LNG Supply Deal With Albania

Greek infrastructure and energy group AKTOR has signed a 20-year, $6 billion agreement to supply U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Albania, in a deal that extends the company’s growing footprint in Balkan energy markets.

The agreement was signed in Tirana between AKTOR’s U.S. subsidiary, AKTOR LNG USA, and ALBGAZ, Albania’s state natural gas company. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Infrastructure and Energy Minister Enea Karakaçi, and ALBGAZ CEO Amarda Kapaj attended the ceremony, as did Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece. Alexandros Exarchos, who leads AKTOR Group, also signed the agreement on the Greek side.

Exarchos has cultivated close ties with the White House, which, according to sources familiar with the matter, have helped open doors for AKTOR in Albania and the broader Western Balkans energy market. The presence of Ambassador Guilfoyle at the signing reflected the U.S. administration’s interest in expanding American LNG supply across southeastern Europe.