U.S. President Donald Trump expects the European Union to fund 9 to 11 liquefied natural gas (LNG) ports to absorb “vastly” more shipments from the United States but current EU investment in new projects will only help open small markets. In a White House press conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte late on Monday, Trump said part of the U.S.-EU trade talks sought to expand America’s reach into the continent’s gas markets which were awash in Russian supply. “And we are already talking to the European Union about building anywhere from 9 to 11 ports, which they will pay for, so that we can […]