The difference in
prices of pipe gas and liquefied natural gas should affect consumers in the
Kaliningrad region, Russian President added.
KALININGRAD, January
8. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Kaliningrad region is
no longer dependent on transit gas supplies. According to him, commissioning a
gas receiving terminal into a storage facility with a floating regasification
unit would nullify the transit risks for the Kaliningrad region.
"Of course, we
all understand, we know well that the delivery of primary energy resources such
as natural gas at such a distance using a pipe is a more economically
expedient, cheaper way of delivery. But for us, for the Kaliningrad region, in
particular, it is more a backup capacity, which significantly minimizes, and
more precisely, negates all transit risks," he said.
The difference in
prices of pipe gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) should affect consumers in
the Kaliningrad region, Putin added. "I would like to remind you that we
agreed with the government. The government has instructions to prepare a
proposal to ensure that the difference in prices of pipe gas and liquefied
natural gas supplied to Kaliningrad does not affect the end user," Putin
said.
Speaking at the
commissioning ceremony of the gas receiving terminal and the floating
regasification platform for pumping gas into the Kaliningrad underground
storage facility (UGS), Putin noted the high importance of this project for the
region. "The terminal’s capacity of 2.7 bln cubic meters of gas per year
almost fully covers the needs of the region, guarantees a reliable alternative
option for its gas supply, reduces the dependence of transit gas supplies,
reduces them to zero," Putin said.
According to him,
construction of an underground gas storage also deserves high praise. "This
unique UGS facility will ensure reliable and stable gas supplies to consumers
in the region, primarily in the autumn-winter period," the president said.
He also recalled the plans of the European Union to withdraw the Baltic states
from the Russian energy ring. "It is their business, the extra taxpayers'
money will be invested in this," Putin said.
Kaliningrad
underground gas storage (UGS) is the first in the country sealed natural
reservoir created in deep sediments of rock salt. It is expected that the
alternative variant of gas supply to the Kaliningrad region, launched with the
participation of the president, using liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivered by
sea, will increase the energy security of the region, taking into account its
location.
Source: ITAR-TASS
08-01-2019
