Lithuania: Klaipeda LNG regas volumes jump in May

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda saw a rise in regas volumes in May. 

The terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta’s data shows that the company’s LNG import terminal and its small-scale LNG facility have regasified and reloaded 1.77 TWh of natural gas in May, 22.3 percent above the 1.45 TWh recorded during the same period of 2018.

During the first five months of 2019, the company in total regasified and reloaded 3.99 TWh of the natural gas which compares to 3.70 TWh during the same period of 2018.

Sales revenue from the LNG facility in May rose 17 percent, reaching €6.2 million ($7 million) which compares to €5.3 million in the corresponding period in 2018.

The preliminary revenue of the LNG terminal for the first five months of 2019 comprise €36.8 million and are higher by 34.8 percent compared to the €27.3 million reported in the same period of 2018.