For some countries independence is about military might or economic heft. For Lithuania it means protection from the giant neighbour to the east.
The Independence helps by blunting Russia’s energy weapon; LNG from friendly countries like Norway now covers around half of Lithuania’s gas imports. Below deck a cabinet groans with messages from VIP well-wishers, including a congressional delegation from America. The terminal slots neatly into the European Union’s energy strategy, which aims to expand diversity of supply, break monopolies and increase interconnection (a planned EU-funded pipeline to Poland will also help).
On Monday, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the United Stats of America ordered by D.TRADING International SA, a subsidiary of DTEK Group, the largest private Ukrainian energy company, reached the Klaipėda LNG terminal operated by the international terminal operator KN Energies. Approximately 160 thousand cubic metres of U.S....
Exactly 11 years ago, on 27 October 2014, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Independence reached the Port of Klaipėda. Lithuania’s liberation from the grip of a monopolist became not only an inspiration for the Baltic region but also ensured energy security and the right for consumers...
As part of the shore electricity connection project to the Klaipėda LNG terminal implemented by the international energy terminal operator KN Energies, the first works have begun. The company executing the project, Kauno tiltai, has started cleaning a pipe installed using the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) method and carrying out...