The U.S. wants to supply liquefied natural gas to Ukraine and use its gas storage facilities
26 April 17:14
Ukraine has the potential to become a key energy hub in Europe, particularly thanks to the development of its gas infrastructure, energy storage facilities, and transit capabilities, as well as its cooperation with the United States in the field of liquefied natural gas. This was stated by U.S. Department of Energy Special Envoy Joshua Woltz and Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy Andy Repp during a meeting with journalists in Kyiv, reports "Komersant Ukrainian" citing Ukrinform.
The U.S. officials noted that the U.S. is considering increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to Ukraine and sees potential for developing infrastructure in Ukraine for its storage, production, and transportation.
Repp emphasized that the U.S. is already the world’s largest LNG exporter and plans to double export volumes by the end of the decade.
“You (in Ukraine – ed.) have the largest storage facility in all of Europe, which could truly serve as a ‘transition bridge’ for all of Central and Western Europe. And so I think this is something we could focus on together in partnership with American industry,” he said.
At the same time, the U.S. views Ukraine not only as a consumer of imported gas but also as a potential producer.
“Ukraine has vast domestic resources for the development and production of natural gas,” Repp emphasized.
According to the advisor, a promising area of cooperation is the creation of infrastructure in Ukraine for the regasification of LNG.
Woltz, in turn, emphasized that Ukraine has historically been an important transit country for energy resources to Europe.
According to him, the U.S. is working on launching the so-called “Vertical Corridor,” which will enable the transportation of energy resources from south to north, including through Ukraine.
Wolts also highlighted the importance of Ukraine’s gas storage facilities, existing energy infrastructure, and integration with the European energy system.
“We see a future for Ukraine in which it will once again become the heart of the European energy transmission and production system,” he noted.
As a reminder, in March, the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived in Ukraine directly from the United States. This was made possible by an agreement signed on January 30 by the Greek joint venture Atlantic See LNG Trade.
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