LNG terminal granted operating permit

The voidvode of the Zachodniopomorskie region has granted an operating permit to the LNG terminal in Świnoujście, which allows for the commercial use of the facility. The liquefied natural gas import terminal features an unloading jetty for large LNG tankers, two storage tanks and a regasification train. The terminal’s initial regasification capacity will be five billion cubic meters per annum. The project is worth PLN 3.5 billion and is Poland’s flagship investment aimed at diversifying gas supplies, reducing dependence on Russia. The first supply of 200,000 sqm of LNG or 120 million cubic meters of gas berthed at the terminal on December 11.