Lithuania seeks the European Union’s support for gas sector reform in line with EU law, against pressures from Gazprom. The Russian company enjoys a supplier’s monopoly in Lithuania and controls the country’s gas pipeline system. The reform, based on EU directives, involves ending the gas supplier’s control over gas transportation, and connecting Lithuania with the [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Vladimir Socor: LNG PROJECTS IN LATVIA AND LITHUANIA CAN BE MUTUALLY COMPATIBLE
2011/02/15
Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia are each planning to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) reception terminal with a re-gasification plant on their Baltic littorals at Swinoujscie, Klaipeda, and near Riga, respectively. Such projects can break Gazprom’s monopoly in the three Baltic States and Poland, creating a competitive regional market through supply diversification and mutual interconnection. The [...]
revista presei pe energie 15 februarie – part IV
2011/02/15
Europuls: Aceleaşi obiective, o altă strategie! Uniunea Europeană îşi redefineşte strategia energetică pentru urmatorul deceniu Günther Oettinger, Comisarul european pentru energie, a declarat în luna noiembrie a anului trecut că în următorii zece ani investiţiile în energie vor atinge suma de 1.000 miliarde de euro. Acestea vor fi necesare atât pentru diversificarea resurselor existente, cât [...]
