Energy

Dalius Misiūnas
Energy

Lithuania successfully coped with EU’s third energy package, experts say

October 31, 2014 BNS 0

Experts say that Lithuania has successfully coped with the implementation of the EU’s Third Energy Package, which demands for separating gas transmission, distribution and supply functions. They note that Russia’s Gazprom, a vehement opponent of the reform, sold its stakes in two Lithuanian gas companies at a lower price than some had expected and that gas prices in the country have fallen considerably. […]

Golar Seal and the Independence
Energy

Lithuania’s LNG terminal successfully receives first test shipment of gas

October 31, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

The first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) was pumped into Lithuania’s new floating LNG terminal, the Independence, which docked at the port of Klaipėda on Monday. Part of the shipment was intended to test the terminal – according to specialists, its systems work flawlessly. […]

Energy

Unsolved dilemma of Orlen Lietuva (Mažeikių Nafta)

October 29, 2014 Agnia Grigas 0

The launch of Lithuania’s new LNG Terminal Independence in Klaipėda is cause for celebration as a victory over Russian gas dominance. as well as neighbouring Latvia and Estonia. However, another Lithuanian energy sector dilemma remains unresolved despite efforts of the European Commission and Vilnius and Warsaw –  the Russian eight year long oil ‘embargo’ against the Lithuanian oil refinery Orlen Lietuva (Mažeikių Nafta). […]

No Picture
Opinion

Opinion: What do Russian probes in the Baltic portend?

October 28, 2014 Stephen Blank 0

Earlier this month (October 2014), Scandinavian, and especially Swedish, media have focused on Sweden’s apparently abortive efforts to locate what was allegedly a disabled Russian reconnaissance submarine off its shores near Stockholm. But beyond the glaring evidence of the degradation of Swedish military capabilities — a condition it shares with most if not all of Europe — there is a larger story here. […]

Energy

The New York Times: Lithuania’s LNG terminal sends strong signal to Russia

October 28, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is a strong signal that Russia’s stranglehold on the Baltic countries and their energy needs can be weakened, according to the New York Times. […]

Energy Minister Masiulis and President Grybauskaitė at LNG terminal's welcoming ceremony
Energy

Floating LNG terminal “Independence” sails into Klaipėda

October 27, 2014 DELFI 0

The floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), built for Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, sailed into the port of Klaipėda on Monday morning. At a welcoming ceremony in the afternoon, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said this was a groundbreaking achievement in the country’s aspiration for energy independence. […]

No Picture
Energy

Russia’s hold on the Baltics loosens

October 24, 2014 STRATFOR 0

Lithuania is set to open a floating liquid natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Klaipėda on 27 October. The LNG terminal, once fully operational, will play a significant role in reducing Lithuania and other Baltic states’ energy dependence on Russia. This will weaken Russia’s use of energy as a political tool in the Baltics, and in turn offer some limited protection for the Baltic countries in the standoff between Moscow and the West. […]

Defence

NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence holds exercise

October 22, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 21-23 October, the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (ENSEC COE) in Vilnius is hosting a table-top exercise on security of critical energy infrastructure. […]