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to Tuve in a sustainable logistics chain, where
biogas is an important component,” explains
Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO AB
Volvo.
GASUM, September 03, 2020
Lithuanian, Polish gas

interconnection almost

reaches halfway point in

Lithuania

Lithuania has completed almost 50% of
construction work on the Gas Interconnection
Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) pipeline, including
the laying of pipes under the rivers Neris
and Nemunas, the most complex part of the
project, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry said
on September 2.
According to Lithuanian Energy Minister
Zygimantas Vaiciunas, the international
and potential repairs on Trains 1 and 3. the Port of Gothenburg. Inauguration of the GIPL gas pipeline will not only be a pipeline
Chevron and the regulator share the new station will be held online on September between Lithuania and Poland, but will also
same goal of maintaining the safety of our 3, with Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO become the main artery linking together the
workforce and operating facilities. of AB Volvo, and Johanna Lamminen, CEO, gas markets of the entire EU and the Baltic
We continue to provide natural gas to the Gasum, as speakers. states and Finland.
Western Australian domestic market and “Land logistics has an important role The new pipeline, expected to be
LNG to customers under our contractual when reducing emissions. Gas is recognised operational by late 2021, will help diversify gas
commitments. as a low-emission and cost-effective fuel supply sources and will allow more efficient
CHEVRON, September 03, 2020 solution in the transport sector, and our use of the Lithuanian gas transmission system
aim is to quickly make it available to the and the Klaipeda LNG terminal, according to
Nordic market. The Nordic gas ecosystem is the ministry.
EUROPE developing rapidly. We are investing in the gas
filling station network as well as in the entire
Gasum expanding the gas value chain and biogas production. These Aibel awarded large Equinor
all are needed in order to secure a reliable
Nordic gas infrastructure, supply and availability of gas to meet market contract for Snøhvit
demand,” says Johanna Lamminen, CEO,
connecting the largest port Gasum. On behalf of the Snøhvit Unit partners,
Gas is rapidly becoming a preferred fuel
Equinor has awarded Aibel a front-end
in the Nordics with a new in the transport sector globally. LNG ships engineering and design contract (FEED) for
are becoming first choice in the maritime
modification of the Hammerfest LNG plant in
gas filling station serving sector and several countries incentivise the connection with the Snøhvit Future project.
The FEED contract has an estimated value
conversion from diesel to gas in the road
heavy transport transport sector. This is why the demand for of NOK140mn. In addition, the contract
a comprehensive filling station network is
includes an option for each of the sub-projects
The Nordic gas infrastructure expands growing steadily. The station in Tuve is a part for an execution phase including engineering,
in Sweden as Gasum opens a new gas of Gasum’s Nordic gas filling station network procurement, construction and installation
filling station in Tuve, Gothenburg. The and has been built in partnership with Volvo, (EPCI) for compression and electrification.
new station serves heavy-duty vehicles by which develops and manufactures LNG- The value of the options is of major size.
providing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and trucks. Aibel’s task in the FEED phase consists
liquefied biogas (LBG) as low-emission “Today, liquefied gas trucks are the most of two parts: The first sub-project involves
fuels. Developed in cooperation with Volvo, commercially viable alternative to ordinary the construction of an onshore compression
the station further enables the transition to diesel for heavy long-haul operations in station at the Hammerfest LNG plant. The
cleaner energy sources in the road transport Europe. With the growing gas network in the second sub-project is related to investigating
sector. Nordic region, it’s now possible for many of electrification of the Hammerfest LNG plant
Energy company Gasum opens a new gas our customers to switch to more sustainable to minimize the Snøhvit carbon footprint.
filling station in Tuve, Gothenburg. The new logistics solutions with our liquefied gas “We are excited to become part of further
station is located at a major heavy transport trucks. In our own business operation, we development of the future LNG plant at
hub near the Volvo truck plant and close to can transport Volvo truck cabs from Umeå Melkøya, where we already have a long and

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