ConocoPhillips on Tuesday signed two contracts to buy LNG from QatarEnergy and deliver it to Germany beginning in 2026, marking the first ever long-term supply agreement to move the super-chilled fuel to Europe’s largest gas-consuming nation.

Under the agreements, Conoco would purchase 2 million tons (Mt) of liquefied natural gas annually for a term of at least 15 years and deliver it to an onshore receiving terminal under development in Brunsbuttel in Northern Germany. Cargoes would be sourced from two joint ventures between QatarEnergy and ConocoPhillips that hold interests in Qatar’s North Field East (NFE) and North Field South (NFS) LNG projects. 

Germany has scrambled to secure additional natural gas supplies this year since Russia has significantly cut deliveries to...