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The Greek gas grid and Revithoussa LNG terminal operator said that LNG shipments during the nine-month period totaled 22.41 terawatt-hours, equivalent to 36 tankers.
This marks a 63.6 percent rise compared to 12.34 TWh in the same period last year.
However, LNG imports were lower compared to 24.04 TWh in January-September of 2023.
The LNG shipments in the first half of this year totaled 14.66 TWh, equivalent to 27 tankers.
This means that third-quarter LNG imports reached 7.75 TWh, or nine tankers.
Besides LNG imports, DESFA said its Revithoussa LNG truck loading service recorded a “strong” growth, with 494 LNG trucks loaded in the first nine months of 2025 compared to 174 trucks last year, and 148.05 GWh transported in the same period versus 51.28 GWh in 2024, marking a threefold increase.
“This dynamic growth confirms that the service is recognized as a flexible and efficient solution for covering the energy needs of remote distribution networks and industrial consumers in Greece and the wider region,” the Greek firm, owned by a consortium led by Snam, said.
US LNG supplies
US LNG volumes reached 19.62 TWh (88 percent of the total), compared to 8.02 TWh last year.
Nigeria supplied 1.37 TWh, Norway 0.93 TWh, and Algeria 0.49 TWh.
Total gas imports to Greece totaled 56.45 TWh in the nine-month period, reflecting an 16.3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024.
DESFA noted that LNG’s role was “significantly” strengthened, covering over 40 percent of total gas imports compared to approximately. 26 percent in the first nine months of 2024, with Agia Triada (Revithoussa) being the key entry point and Amphitrite (FSRU Alexandroupolis) following.
“Despite the fact the Revithoussa remained offline for scheduled maintenance works between 22/5-11/5, the terminal covered 39 percent of the country’s total gas imports,” the company said.
“Through Amphitrite (the Alexandroupolis FSRU), a total of 1.03 TWh of LNG was imported until 22/1 when regasification services at the station became temporarily unavailable,” it said.
In January, UK-based energy giant BP supplied an LNG cargo to Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz via the Alexandroupolis FSRU, in which DESFA is a shareholder as well.
In August, Gastrade resumed Alexandroupolis FSRU operations following a technical issue in January this year, but the facility is yet to receive its next LNG shipment.
Gastrade expects to receive seven LNG cargoes at the Alexandroupolis FSRU-based terminal, starting from October.
Exports surge
According to DESFA’s data, total natural gas demand in Greece, including exports, reached 56.36 TWh, up by 16.66 percent compared to 48.31 TWh in the corresponding period of 2024.
This significant increase was mainly driven by the surge in exports, which amounted to 5.06 TWh, from just 0.66 TWh in 2024, marking an increase of more than 660 percent, it said.
DESFA also said that domestic gas consumption rose by 7.66 percent to 51.3 TWh, compared to 47.65 TWh last year.
