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Austria Supports Expansion of Croatian LNG Terminal Krk
Croatia wants to expand its terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the Adriatic island of Krk far beyond its own needs and develop it into a hub for gas supply in the region - gas is also to flow from there to Austria and Germany in the future. At a meeting on Krk, Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder agreed to support each other in strengthening energy security, diversifying energy sources and ensuring the security of supply with natural gas and hydrogen.
Chancellor Karl Nehammer (r.) with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (m.) and Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder (l.) at the LNG Terminal. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Andy Wenzel
Austria's Chancellor Nehammer visited Croatia to meet with Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. However, the actual reason for the chancellor's visit to Croatia was the security of the energy supply. Austria had done a lot to counter its dependence on Russian gas.
Austria had managed to reduce its dependence on Russian gas from 80 to 21 percent, Nehammer said. The fill…
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