The United States signed a $6 billion LNG export agreement with Albania and a €1.5 billion investment in a Bosnia–Croatia gas pipeline, boosting regional energy security and diversifying supply chains. These deals, announced in Tirana and at a Three Seas Initiative forum in Dubrovnik, underscore Washington's push to reduce reliance on Russian gas in southern Europe. The U.S. has been actively expanding its energy footprint in the Balkans, following a long‑term LNG export contract to Greece last year. The new agreements come amid growing concerns over Russian influence in the region's energy markets. In Tirana, U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle signed a $6 billion, 20-year contract between Venture Global and Aktor LNG USA to export LNG to Albania. The Bosnia–Croatia pipeline, financed and led by AAFS Infrastructure and Energy LLC, will receive about €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) in investment. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters that President Trump is opening a new era of cooperation with southern, and central and eastern Europe, and ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle added that this commitment strengthens energy security and national security across the entire region. Separately, Croatian engineering firm Rade Koncar and U.S. investment group Pantheon Atlas LLC signed a letter of intent for an AI data centre in central Croatia, estimated at 50 billion euros. The planned facility will have 1 gigawatt of power capacity for AI computing and cloud services, with construction slated to begin in 2027 and operations by 2029, pending permits and grid upgrades. The combined LNG, pipeline and AI initiatives position the U.S. as a key partner in Balkan energy and technology infrastructure, offering a diversified supply chain that could reduce regional dependence on Russian gas and support the transition to advanced digital services.