According to the decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, gas flow provided by Gazprom to Poland and Bulgaria, which opposed the decision to sell Russian gas in the national currency ruble, was cut off on April 27. Accelerating the works of the Baltic Pipeline, Poland started to purchase liquefied natural gas from Lithuania via the Lithuanian-Polish natural gas pipeline (GIPL). With GIPL, Poland has gained access to the liquefied natural gas terminal in the Lithuanian city of Klajpeda and to liquefied natural gas delivered to this terminal by Finland.
FULL CAPACITY WILL BE REACHED IN OCTOBER IN GIPL
It was stated in the commissioned GIPL that full capacity will be reached in October, and that the capacity of the pipeline will be 2 billion cubic meters until this date. After October, it was stated that the natural gas flow from Poland to Lithuania will reach 2.5 billion cubic meters, and the natural gas flow capacity from Lithuania to Poland will reach 2 billion cubic meters. It was also stated that the commissioning of this line will increase flexibility in terms of gas supply.
“We have no room for Russian natural gas that smells of blood”
Last Friday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda stated that Russia’s energy blackmail should be responded with even greater unity and cooperation, and stated that they wanted to achieve full energy independence as quickly as possible. Nauseda stated that there is no room for Russian gas and oil, which smells of blood, in the European Union (EU). (UAV)