FRANKFURT, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The head of German energy

utility Uniper on Thursday said that United States

resources will feature largely in its future imports of

liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Europe and other destinations.

"We are looking for new sources to diversify our gas

portfolio and the U.S. will be a significant part of that," said

chief executive Michael Lewis at an online press call, asked

about a recent European Union framework deal to source $750

billion worth of energy imports from the U.S. over three years.

Uniper said earlier in its first-half earnings reports it

wants to expand its LNG portfolio to 250-300 terawatt hours a

year over the medium term.