Italy Moves to Cut Russian Gas With New Floating LNG Import Terminal
- Import facility for liquefied gas docked Sunday in Piombino
- Golar Tundra is crucial to cut reliance on Russian gas to zero
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Italy took a key step toward securing energy independence from Russia with the arrival of a new facility to import liquefied natural gas.
The Golar Tundra floating storage regasification unit docked Sunday night in Piombino, on the coast of Tuscany. The terminal is one of two that will allow Italy to replace gas flows via pipeline from Russia, which are already near historic lows.