Ukraine will increase its imports of liquefied natural gas under a long-term agreement reached with Lithuania in Vilnius, UNN reported.
The deal enables the delivery of LNG through the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda from a variety of international sources. Ukrainian First Vice Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced the expansion during her official visit to the Baltic nation. According to Svyrydenko, Ukraine will receive LNG shipments from both American and Middle Eastern producers. The arrangement allows the country to diversify its energy sources and strengthen its energy independence. The expanded pipeline and transit routes will funnel the regasified Baltic imports southward into the Ukrainian network to secure steady supplies.
The state-owned Naftogaz group previously established a footprint at the facility when it organised Ukraine’s first import of liquefied natural gas from the United States through the Klaipėda terminal. The new intergovernmental framework expands upon those initial deliveries to scale up import volumes significantly ahead of future winter demands.
“An agreement was reached on long-term LNG supplies through the Klaipėda terminal during intergovernmental consultations in Vilnius,” said First Vice Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. “Liquefied natural gas can be supplied from both American and Middle Eastern producers. Ukraine’s Naftogaz has already received such shipments. Our agreements will allow us to strengthen this channel. An important step for our resilience.”