For Lithuania, which is just slightly larger than West Virginia, the floating terminal — a faster and generally cheaper option than building a terminal on land — is a big step toward energy independence from Russia. Europe has long declared such independence to be its goal, but has done little to achieve it. That makes Lithuania’s efforts to break free of Gazprom a significant example of how even countries that are bound by geography and history to Russia’s energy behemoth can find alternatives.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:18:01 +0000
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