Venture Global will supply 2 million metric tons a year of liquefied natural gas to Italian state-controlled energy group Eni , the two companies said on Wednesday.

Venture Global has entered a 20-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Eni, the Italian energy company's first long-term contract with a US liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer. The agreement entails the purchase of two million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from Venture Global's CP2 LNG project.

U.S. natural gas company Venture Global strikes a deal with Italian company Eni to sell liquified natural gas. The 20-year deal sells 2 million tons per year.