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Lithuania LNG Terminal and Bromin Linde to Develop LNG Bunkers in the Baltic
Germany-based Bomin Linde LNG has signed a deal with Lithuania's Klaipeda LNG terminal to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel in the Baltic Sea, Reuters reports, with the two companies also in talks to jointly develop a LNG bunkering vessel.
Bomin Linde is aiming to use the import terminal as the regional break-bulking hub.
"We consider this partnership to be an important milestone in the development of an efficient supply of LNG to ports at the Baltic Sea," said Bomin Linde Managing Director Mahinde Abeynaike.
The potential new LNG bunkering vessel would supply LNG to Bomin Linde's future and existing Baltic terminals, along with Klaipedos Nafta's planned small-scale LNG reloading station in the Port of Klaipeda.
"The fact that Klaipedos Nafta has secured EU funding for the on-shore LNG infrastructure development work shows that the company is on the right new track and in line with the long-term strategy of the EU planning new services," said Klaipedos Nafta General Manager Mantas Bartuska.
The LNG terminal was built in order to loosen Lithuania's dependence on Russian gas imports, having started operations of its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at the beginning of the year.
The FSRU, named the Independence, passed its sea trials last February and opened in late December.
