The state-owned Naftogaz Group has booked liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification capacity at the Klaipėda terminal in Lithuania for the period from 2033 to 2044, said Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretskyi .
This means the company has secured the right to import certain volumes of gas through Klaipėda, although Koretskyi did not specify the exact amount.
The website of the terminal operator, KN Energies, states that more than 20 TWh of capacity has been allocated in total. Of this, 8 TWh has been reserved through 2044, while another 12 TWh has been booked through 2040.
The capacity was sold in packages of 4 TWh per year, and participants could book one or several packages for periods of 8 or 12 consecutive years. According to KN Energies, 1 TWh of LNG corresponds to approximately one standard tanker.
“This is the first time the group has booked long-term LNG regasification capacity in Europe,” Koretskyi noted.
In early June, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said during a visit to Lithuania that Ukraine would increase LNG supplies through Klaipėda, without providing further details.
Koretskyi explained that such operations were previously carried out in partnership with other companies.
Now the company will be able to carry them out independently, having guaranteed capacity in Lithuania.
The floating storage and regasification unit Independence has been operating in Klaipėda since 2014 and became Lithuania’s main gas supply source after the cessation of Russian imports. In 2024, Lithuania bought it into state ownership for €138 million.
Naftogaz is one of five clients that booked long-term terminal capacity. Alongside Naftogaz, these include Equinor, Ignitis, Latvenergo, and Gasum.
