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Poland could become gas hub: US ambassador

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Paweł Kononczuk 13.10.2016 16:40
Poland’s new Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in the Baltic port of Świnoujście gives the country an opportunity to become a regional gas hub, the US ambassador to Warsaw has said.
Paul W. Jones. Photo: Katarzyna Czerwińska/Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej/Wikimedia CommonsPaul W. Jones. Photo: Katarzyna Czerwińska/Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej/Wikimedia Commons

Paul W. Jones told the Energetyka24.com website that US exports of natural gas to Europe are set to grow.

“The timing is perfect with the fantastic new terminal at Świnoujście opening up and giving an opportunity for LNG to come into Poland but also to the whole region and for Poland to become a gas hub,” Jones said.

“America is in the midst of an energy renaissance and we have started already exporting natural gas to Europe. We started in April. And that’s only going to grow,” Jones added.

“So more American gas is going to come on the market. We have brought nine companies together from the United States -- exporters -- to build relationships, to see what opportunities there can be going forward.

“I’m confident things will come out of this. But it’s not necessarily tomorrow or next week. This is about learning what the opportunities are.”

The LNG terminal in Świnoujście, northern Poland, received its first shipment of fuel from Qatar last December.

The PLN 3 billion Baltic facility was built to allow Poland to diversify its gas supplies and reduce its dependence on Russia.

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Source: Energetyka24.com

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