Nov 6 (LNGJ) - Finnish state-run energy company Gasum has delivered a Norwegian-supplied LNG cargo to Finland’s Inkoo floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) facility to be fed into the nation’s gas pipeline grid. This is the second LNG cargo Gasum has delivered to the Inkoo FRSU since the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and the state of Estonia suffered a rupture and was shut down in early October.
Gasum explained that repairs to the pipeline are expected to take at least five months and until then all all Finnish natural gas demand must be met through imports of LNG. “We are working hard to secure supply of natural gas over the coming winter season to our customers, whose operations depend on a steady supply of gas,” said Jouni Liimatta, Head of Trading and Optimizing at Gasum. “It is a challenging situation, but we already have experience from rebuilding our pipeline natural gas supply chain after natural gas imports from Russia were suspended in 2022,” Liimatta added.
