Lithuania will build its liquid gas terminal
Jul 28, 2010
By Rokas M. Tracevskis

SEARCHING FOR ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIES: On June 28, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius discussed the issue of construction of liquid gas terminals near the shores of Lithuania, which could be an alternative to Russian gas supplies. According to the Lithuanian government’s decision of July 21, the terminal servicing Belarusian needs will be considered separately from the terminal project for Lithuania.
VILNIUS - On July 21, the Lithuanian government made a historic decision: a liquid natural gas terminal will be constructed in Klaipeda. The state-owned Klaipedos Nafta (oil terminal company) will prepare the terminal’s project. The capacity of the terminal will be up to three million cubic meters per year. This will mean the end of the Russian Gazprom monopoly on gas supplies to Lithuania.
“Probably the best variation would be a tanker having equipment for degasification. In ...
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