We meet with Ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis on a quiet Sunday morning in the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, D.C., for the last interview before he leaves the USA and returns to Lithuania. […]
On Thursday, the Government of Lithuania approved the plan to set up and development EPSO-G, a state-controlled group of energy companies. […]
Lithuania plans to purchase the Klaipėda LNG terminal’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in ten years, and not now, since the vessel’s owner, Norway’s Hoegh LNG, refuses to sell the ship before the term established in the contract. […]
A new tender for shale gas exploration should be announced, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius believes. […]
Lithuania’s minister of environment admits being increasingly sceptical about a new tender for exploration of shale resources, saying that no one may be interested in searching for gas in Lithuania amid low prices of crude and gas in the market. […]
Not long ago, on 2 April 2015 an agreement was reached in Lausanne, Switzerland, that was referred to as “historic”. The agreement was concluded between The Six (five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council + Germany) and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran takes the responsibility to reduce the enrichment of Uranium and the West, in return, is ready to lift some sanctions. The Lausanne Agreement was assessed positively. However, there are some sceptics thinking that the Agreement includes particular threats. […]
A Stockholm arbitration tribunal’s oral hearing for Lithuania’s suit against Russia‘s gas supplier Gazprom was completed on Thursday after the parties to the dispute made their closing statements. […]
The European Union does not need a new Nord Stream gas pipeline that Russia‘s gas behemoth Gazprom is planning to build, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said, adding that the project will do great harm to Ukraine. […]
The four-day Sherpa Meeting before the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit ended on 2 July in Vilnius. The meeting brought together 130 high-ranking officials from 48 countries along with representatives from international organisations like the United Nations (UN), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the European Union (EU) and Interpol, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
The Lithuanian government is considering several options to reduce the costs of maintenance of the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Friday. […]
Lithuanian energy minister believes that Stockholm arbitration court, which on Wednesday started hearing Lithuania’s suit against Russia‘s gas supplier Gazprom in which the government seeks more than a billion euros in compensation for overcharging of gas supplies, will rule in Lithuania’s favour. […]
A Stockholm arbitration court on Wednesday starts hearing Lithuania’s case against Russia’s gas supplier Gazprom in which the government seeks a compensation of more than a billion euros for overcharging for gas. […]
Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis says that Sunday’s visit by John Boehner, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, to the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal shows that Lithuania’s efforts to ensure energy security are recognized and valued. […]
Lithuania supports efforts to reach, as soon as possible, an EU-US free trade agreement that will boost bilateral trade and will further strengthen transatlantic relations, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting with John Boehner, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, in Vilnius on Saturday. […]
Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis has not denied that Lithuania is in talks with Norway‘s Statoil on a more flexible schedule of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, saying that various operating modes at Klaipėda LNG terminal and its possibilities are currently being tried out and that the ministry has asked companies related to the LNG facility to prepare for various possible scenarios. […]
A Stockholm arbitration court will next week start hearing the Lithuanian government’s suit against Russia‘s gas supplier Gazprom over unfair gas prices. […]
Lithuania and 18 other EU member states may exceed their 2020 renewable energy targets, the European Commission said in its latest renewable energy progress report published on Tuesday. […]
Rebecca Harms, Co-Chair of the Group of the Greens at the European Parliament, says that shale gas extraction will not contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. And if shale gas is going to be extracted, then tight regulation related to environment and water resources is needed. […]
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