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Bomb Threat Shuts Down Lithuanian FSRU

Jan 28 (Reuters) – Gas supply from Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal was interrupted on Wednesday due to a bomb threat that later turned out to be a hoax, the terminal’s operator Klaipedos Nafta said on Wednesday. The terminal is now preparing to restart, a spokeswoman said. The floating terminal, leased from Norway’s Hoegh LNG , was opened last year and received the first commercial LNG cargo from Norway in late December. The terminal halted gas withdrawals at around 0900 GMT after receiving a bomb threat and was evacuated.

Lithuanian President welcomes LNG storage vessel "Independence" in Klaipėda

On October 27, 2014, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended the welcoming ceremony for the arrival of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage vessel "Independence" in Klaipėda, the presidential press center says. This terminal is a guarantor of energy and geopolitical security that will ensure energy self-sufficiency and security of Lithuania. This is the first strategic project under the European Energy Security Strategy successfully implemented in the Baltic region. Taking part in the welcoming ceremony also are Prime Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, members of the U.S. Senate, representatives from Norway, Estonia, Finland, Sweden and other EU member states and EU institutions. "In the twenty-fifth year of its re-independence, Lithuania again stands proud of its strong spirit, courage and political will. The liquefied natural gas terminal is an important strategic project and a great victory of our state. It is not only energy independence, but also political freedom. From now on, nobody will dictate us the price for gas or buy our political will," the President said. According to President Grybauskaitė, the Klaipėda LNG terminal will play a very special role - it will be a security guarantee for the whole region. If necessary, it will be able to cover 90 percent of the three Baltic States' gas supply needs. Lithuania, the first of the Baltic States, has built a liquefied natural gas terminal. It took only three and a half years to implement this project. The LNG terminal, according to the President, is further proof that we can seek ambitious goals and stand responsible for the future of Lithuania. The LNG storage vessel was built for Lithuania in South Korea by Norwegian company Höegh LNG in association with South Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries. 57 liquefied natural gas terminals operate in Europe. Sweden is the only of our neighboring countries to have such a facility. The President has consistently encouraged and supported the implementation of the LNG project, the statement says.

Hyundai Heavy names the world’s first newbuilding LNG FSRU - Independence

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder, announced on Feb. 20, 2014 it held a naming ceremony for the world’s first newbuilding LNG floating storage regasification unit (LNG FSRU), ordered from Höegh LNG in June 2011, the company said in its press release. The 170,000 cbm LNG FSRU, measuring 294 m in length, 46 m in width and 26 m in depth with the storage capacity of 70,000 tonnes of chilled natural gas, will be chartered to Lithuania’s Klaipedos Nafta under a long-term contract. The naming ceremony of the LNG FSRU, Independence held in Ulsan, South Korea today was attended by Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite, President of Lithuania; the sponsor of the ship, Mr. Leif O. Höegh, Deputy Chairman of Höegh LNG; and 130 other guests. “We are pleased that the LNG FSRU will play a critical role in supplying LNG in Lithuania and we hope to keep up the close cooperation with Lithuania for the construction of energy infrastructure,” said Mr. Lee Jai-seong, Chairman & CEO of Hyundai Heavy at the ceremony.