LNG Terminal na Krku kao dio rastućeg tržišta gravitirajuće regije i globalnog tržišta LNG‑a

Not long time ago, natural gas trade movements were connected exclusively to onshore gas infrastructure – pipelines, as well as geographical proximity to the gas field and the potential consumers. Through development of the liquefaction process, cryogenic storage and transportation, tools have been created that enable the commercialization of natural gas on a global scale and enable its global exchange. As a propellant, liquefied natural gas is not dependant on onshore gas infrastructure. On the other hand, for liquefied gas to be an industrial fuel, onshore infrastructure is a necessary precondition. The liquefied natural gas terminal in Omišalj, on the island of Krk, is the second existing LNG terminal in Southeastern Europe, after Greece, and its position at this moment will be, except for diversification and security of supply for the domestic natural gas market, important primarily for countries of gravitating region (Central-Eastern European countries, Hungary, and shortly after Slovenia, with existing interconnections).