TotalEnergies CEO doubles down on US LNG, downplays Trump tariff fears- TotalEnergies will expand its investment in U.S. liquefied natural gas over the next decade as the French company seeks to cement its position as a major exporter of U.S. LNG, its CEO told Reuters on Wednesday, dismissing fears by American market watchers that more exports could boost U.S. gas prices. TotalEnergies reported on Wednesday that it made $18.3 billion last year, as a strong LNG trading division offset weak oil refining profits. While Total has become a major supplier of that American LNG, the company has also continued to supply Russian LNG to Europe from that country's Yamal LNG export facility. What we will do is take more LNG from Qatar or from Australia, and the US LNG we will send to other customers,” the CEO said. Even so, Pouyanne cautioned Europe away from banning Russian LNG before 2027, saying the market would not be able to reroute 18 million tons of Russian supply until new projects start up worldwide.