Poland buys US LNG for Ukraine

Polish state-run gas giant PGNiG said on Tuesday it had purchased a cargo of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) that would be sent to Ukraine by the end of next month.

LNG terminal in the northwestern Polish port city of Świnoujście on the Baltic Sea. Photo: Maciek Kwiatkowski/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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An LNG carrier from the United States is expected to arrive in Poland later this month. After its arrival, the LNG will be re-gasified and sent to Ukraine via the Polish gas transmission system, Poland's PAP news agency reported.

"Thanks to investments in gas infrastructure … we can strengthen the energy security of the region by ensuring access to various sources of natural gas for our customers," PGNiG CEO Paweł Majewski was quoted as saying in a statement.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in Kyiv on Tuesday that Poland would help provide Ukraine with liquefied natural gas and would also send arms and humanitarian aid to its eastern neighbour to support it amid the threat of a new Russian invasion.

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Source: bankier.pl