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Companies owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom should not be involved in any Baltic liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal representatives of Latvia and Estonia have said. Quoted by Reuters, they said this was because idea behind such a terminal is to cut the region's dependence on Russian supplies. "Being...
Warsaw and the Baltic states are examining how to join forces in order to counterbalance Russian gas domination. Prime Ministers of Poland and neighboring Lithuania met in Warsaw on Tuesday to confirm their common interest in linking Polish and Lithuanian gas transport systems. According to media reports...
Paldiski, Tallinn and Sillamäe are the best suitable locations for the construction of the Baltic liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, according to Estonian gas distribution grid operator EG Võrguteenus. In addition, the energy transmission company sees as a must the inclusion of Finland...
Vopak LNG believes that Tallinn, Estonia can become a regional hub for liquefied natural gas (LNG) with an open access regional terminal in the port of Muuga. Last May Elering and Tallinna Sadam chose Vopak LNG, an LNG focused subsidiary of the world’s leading independent provider of conditioned...
Nord Stream, the project for a pipeline throught the Baltic, says it will turn to Finland after Estonia refused to allow it carry out marine research in its waters. Yesterday it emerged that the Estonian government has turned down a request from the Nord Stream project to carry out surveys in the Baltic.
The current regulatory framework and the lack of common understanding between neighboring countries make it very difficult to develop regional infrastructure project and build a common Baltic gas market, experts say. As the region seeks to reduce dependency from Russian gas, as well as to enhance competition...
Finnish gas operator Gasum said it plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Southern Finland and connect the infrastructure to the Baltics by a gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia. Company’s plans foresee the infrastructure as a key element to develop the...
The lack of cooperation and common energy future vision undermines regional plans to build a large-scale liquefied natural gas terminal in the Baltics, energy executives and officials say. On their pursuit of future energy independence and security, officials of the three Baltic States – Estonia...
Estonian Defense Minister Urmas Reinsalu sent a letter to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet on Oct. 23 urging the government to refuse to allow the third and fourth lines of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline project to run through Estonia's Exclusive Economic Zone. Reinsalu's letter comes just...
Estonian power company Elering has said today that a feasibility study has proven the Tallinn LNG terminal to be the cheapest choice of terminal to supply the Baltic States and Finland. According to Elering, the feasibility study, undertaken by consultancy company Ramboll Oil & Gas, has shown that...
