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Estonia imports first natural gas from Lithuania via Latvia

BC, Vilnius, 09.12.2014.Print version
Estonia imported the first load of natural gas from Lithuanian Klaipeda LNG, via Latvia, last week, this way reducing its energy dependence on Russia, reports LETA/ELTA, referring to Reuters.

The amount of imported gas was small but it was an important test for an import procedure side-stepping Russia's Gazprom. Lithuania still imports much of its gas from Russia but has moved to diversify via a liquefied natural gas port.

 

"Latvijas Gaze has transported 100,000 cubic meters of gas from Lithuania to Estonia last week," said Vinsents Makaris, the spokesman for the Latvian utility. Estonia consumed 700 million cubic meters (mcm) last year.

 

Estonia's Baltic Energy Partners confirmed the imports, and said it was looking at the possibility of buying more from Lithuania in the future, but declined to elaborate.

 

Estonia's annual gas consumption amounts to 700,000 cubic meters.

 






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