Riga LNG Terminal
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Riga LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in Latvia. There have been no development updates since 2011 and the project is presumed to be cancelled.
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Location
The map below shows Riga, the approximate location of the terminal, in Latvia.
Project Details
- Owner: Latvenergo
- Parent: Government of Latvia
- Location: Riga, Latvia
- Coordinates: 56.948889, 24.106389 (approximate)
- Capacity: 3.6 mtpa, 0.52 bcfd
- Status: Cancelled
- Type: Import
- Start Year:
Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day
Background
Riga LNG Terminal is a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Latvia. In 2011, a study found that Riga's port would be the best place in the country to build an LNG terminal.[1][2]
In October 2015, Latvia and Lithuania agreed to work together to create a unified gas market. With Lithuania's Klaipeda LNG Terminal having been completed in 2014, it appears that Latvia will import gas via Lithuania, rather than build its own LNG terminal.[3][4]
There have been no development updates since 2011 and the project is presumed to be cancelled.
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Riga LNG Terminal, GIIGNL, accessed April 2017
- ↑ Riga deemed best for LNG terminal, Baltic Times, 13 July 2011.
- ↑ Latvia and Lithuania to work on developing a gas market, Reuters, 16 Oct. 2015.
- ↑ Opportunity for Lithuania's LNG terminal as Latvia opens up gas market, Delfi, 11 Feb. 2016.
