TotalEnergies SE CEO Patrick Pouyanné said the firm is leaning on its already outsized role as a leader in U.S. LNG to expand its supply chain positions and grow its hub of natural gas projects centered in Texas.

TotalEnergies is currently the largest trader of U.S. liquefied natural gas and is the second largest LNG seller in the world. It has targeted increasing its LNG sales to 50 million metric tons/year (mmty) by 2025.

The economics of supply and the opportunities for advancing new, cleaner technology in the United States has made it a valuable region for the French firm’s growth platform, especially during its divestment process from Russia, Pouyanné said Monday in Houston during CERAWeek by S&P Global.

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