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LNG Croatia to build LNG and
CNG refuelling point in Zadar
LNG Croatia, the company operating the float- allowed to file offers by October 17.
PROJECTS ing natural gas terminal off the island of Krk, said LNG Croatia has also said it was considering
it intends to build a refuelling point for liquefied the possibility of building fuelling points else-
natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas where as well, to meet the growing demand of
(CNG) in the Gazenica port of the city of Zadar. LNG by the EU, N1 reported.
The facility should ensure that LNG-fuelled The gasification capacity would be increased
vehicles and vessels can use the Trans-European by installing an additional gasification module
Transport Network and Croatia’s maritime and that would have the capacity of gasification and
inland waterways. It is expected also to maximise natural gas delivery capacity of up to 250,000
the potential of the LNG terminal at Omisalj on cubic metres per hour.
the northern Adriatic island of Krk.
The company has called a tender for the
design of the facility with interested bidders
Estonia’s Eesti Gaas says
“priority access to Finnish LNG
terminal is very good news”
TERMINALS ESTONIA’S gas supply is guaranteed wherever terminal in the region, for example at Paldiski as
the LNG storage vessel docks, and preferential has been suggested by the Minister of Economic
terms for local companies are “super good news”, Affairs Riina Sikkut, is unlikely to be needed.
head of Eesti Gaas Margus Kaasik said after it “Another question and suggestion that came
was reported earlier this week that the ship will up earlier – would it make sense to make this
initially be based in Finland, ERR.ee, an Esto- investment on a temporary basis, for security
nian news website, reported on October 11. of supply. That in itself is a worthwhile idea,” he
Kaasik, chairman of the board of Eesti Gaas, said.
said he was not very surprised by the news about Security of supply is guaranteed for this win-
the LNG vessel, also known as a floating storage ter even if something were to happen to Bal-
regasification unit (FSRU). ticconnector, the pipeline which runs between
“This is what the market participants sus- Finland and Estonia, Kaasik believes.
pected, that it was more likely to go there because He said Estonia has also increased its reserves
it is important to the Finns,” he said. at the Incukalns gas storage centre in Latvia and
“I read that the intention is to give priority looked for different suppliers.
access to this terminal to those who supply gas The chairman does not think it likely Finland
to Estonian and Finnish customers. If that hap- would limit Estonia’s supply of gas.
pens, it will be big news and it will be super good “Today, we are also connected to Finland
news.” via electricity cables, and there have [already]
Kaasik said this means Eesti Gaas’ supply is been difficult times in the electricity market, but
guaranteed. the lines have not been closed because Finland
The chairman believes a third permanent would be better off,” he said, ERR.ee reported.
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