Cost of securing gas supplies could amount to $12 million sea terminal

The conclusion was reached at a conference entitled: 'How to guarantee power security to Poland' , which took place in Gdańsk on Saturday. "We cannot blame anybody for the plans of creating the Baltic pipeline. But instead we have to use our position in the EU and support other projects," stated PM Marek Belka. He mentioned the gas pipeline between Kazakhstan and Western Europe, and the Odessa - Brody - Gdańsk oil pipeline. Apart from European capital, Belka believes that it is also necessary to engage American investors. According to the Economy Minister Jacek Piechota, the most attractive idea is to construct a sea gas terminal in Poland. President of Polish Oil and Gas Marek Kossowski estimates that the cost of the construction of such terminal would be $400 million. The preparation of a transferring system would consume another $700-800 million. "There are certain concepts but it is still too early to talk about them officially," said Kossowski. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A2) A.F.