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Stage one of Estonia’s Paldiski

LNG terminal completed

TERMINALS PHASE one of the construction of a liquefied to the [land-based] compressor station and then
natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Estonian port the Balticconnector [Finland-Estonia undersea
city of Paldiski was completed on August 31, gas pipeline],” Raudla went on.
Estonia’s ETV news show ‘Aktuaalne kaamera’ Gas and electricity supplier Elering says
(AK) reported on August 31. the ship-to-shore pipeline will be finished by
The terminal is part of an effort to meet Esto- November 30, while Estonian investors say that
nia’s annual natural gas consumption needs, esti- the overall facility at Paldiski will be ready earlier
mated at 5 TWh, while decoupling from supplies than its equivalent on the other side of the Gulf
from the Russian Federation. LNG, as its name of Finland, at Inkoo.
suggests, is transported in liquid form via ship A spokesperson for Finnish natural gas sup-
and then regasified on terra firma, for supply to plier Gasgrid told AK that both terminals will be
consumers. ready by December, providing a choice, meaning
The work has gone to plan, Reedik Raudla, Paldiski may remain a back-up terminal for now.
construction manager at the Pakrineeme Sadam, Estonian firms who can take advantage of the
the company overseeing the terminal, said: “This Paldiski facility include Alexela and Eesti Gaas,
is a mooring pier, to which an almost 400m-long who are due August 31 to hand over to Elering
gas tanker, or floating storage regasification unit on August 31, ERR.ee, an Estonian news website,
(FRSU) ship will be anchored.” reported on August 31.™
“Following that, a waterborne connection is
created via a gas pipeline which connects directly

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