Venture Global LNG Inc. said Thursday German utility EnBW AG would expand the amount of LNG it would take under a 20-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) signed in June.

EnBW has increased volumes under the deal by 0.5 million metric tons/year (mmty) to 2 mmty. The utility said in June it would split offtake as soon as 2026 between Venture Global’s CP2 liquefied natural gas export project and the Plaquemines LNG project, which are both in Louisiana. CP2 has yet to be sanctioned, while a final investment decision on Plaquemines was announced earlier this year. 

“To become less dependent on Russian natural gas and to strengthen diversification and security of supply, EnBW is supporting the German government by increasing further access to LNG supplies,” said EnBW’s...