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

Floating LNG terminal “Independence” sails into Klaipėda

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. […]

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Russia’s hold on the Baltics loosens

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. […]

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President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania has proven that it can built LNG facility by itself

Lithuania has proven that, despite being a small country, it can build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and to ensure its energy independence without anyone’s help, the president has said. […]

Mock arrival of the Independence LNG facility to the Klaipėda Port
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Lithuania steps up vigilance before LNG ship arrival

Lithuania has stepped up vigilance as it is awaiting the arrival of the LNG ship-terminal, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said, adding that every incident in the Baltic Sea must be taken very seriously. […]

Energy Minister Masiulis and PM Butkevičius
Energy

British index to determine gas price for Lithuania’s LNG terminal

Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis says that the price of gas supplied through the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal will be determined by the international market as it will be calculated based on the United Kingdom‘s National Balancing Point (UK NBP) gas prices. […]