Italy Marks Official Launch of First LNG Terminal in Four Decades

摘要

Italian and Qatari dignitaries gathered off northeastern Italy Tuesday for the official opening of the 8 billion cubic meter per year Adriatic LNG receiving terminal - the first LNG import terminal to open in Italy in 38 years, and the world's first gravity-based LNG structure. The terminal, 40 kilometers off Venice, is owned 45% each by Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Exxon Mobil, and 10% by Italian supplier Edison - the main user - and its opening underscores Qatar's growing importance as an LNG supplier to Europe.