FSRU “Independence” has arrived!

On 27 October, the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) “Independence” sailed into the port of Klaipėda. In the welcoming ceremony marking the opening of the Lithuania LNG terminal, speeches were delivered.

• Speech by the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė
• Speech by the Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevičius
• Speech by the Prime Minister of Latvia Laimdota Straujuma
• Greetings for the President of Lithuania and for the Prime Minister of Lithuania from the US Secretary of State John Kerry presented by Amos Hochstein, the Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs 
• Speech by the Norwegian Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Vidar Helgesen
• Speech by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship of Estonia Anne Sulling

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Media coverage on the event:

• Foreign Policy: Lithuania Cheers 'Independence'
• Bloomberg: Lithuania Grabs LNG in Effort to Curb Russian Dominance
• REUTERS: Lithuania installs LNG terminal to end dependence on Russian gas
• GBTIMES: Lithuania's energy game changer could curb Moscow's grip
• Business New Europe: Liquefied gas arrives in Lithuania to emotional welcome
• The New York Times: Lithuania Offers Example of How to Break Russia’s Grip on Energy
• Argus Media: Lithuania’s first LNG import terminal arrives
• LSM.lv: Leaders welcome arrival of Klaipeda floating gas terminal
• AFP: Lithuania's first floating LNG terminal breaks Russian monopoly
• The U.S. Must Lead the World Into a New Generation of Energy Prosperity
• PAP: Grybauskaite: terminal LNG może pokryć 90 proc. potrzeb krajów nadbałtyckich
• WirtschaftsBlatt: Baltikum. Putin verliert sein Gasmonopol
• De Standaard: Litouwen maakt zich los van Russisch ga
• Klaipėda LNG Terminal: Serving the Regional Gas Market