Baltic Countries Work to Increase Short Term Energy Security

Lithuania is strengthening diplomatic ties with Germany, Kuwait, Norway and the Netherlands, as Latvia is storing significant quantities of gas. Baltic countries are indeed trying to increase their energy security.  

On Tuesday, Lithuania received letters of credence from ambassadors from Norway and the Netherlands. On Monday, Vilnius accepted letters of credence from Kuwait and German ambassadors. Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė intends to discuss diplomatic and economic cooperation with the four countries, with an eye on ‘strategic projects’ and regional security. 

Also on Tuesday, according to GSE data, Latvia stored 107.30 mcm, increasing by 6.85% its current inventory level of gas .  

The Baltic country was the one storing most gas amongst the European countries on Tuesday. Germany and France were second and third, with 45.60 and 41.64 mcm respectively.

On Tuesday, Latvia is the country with the largest storage after Germany, Italy, France, Austria, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Spain. Amongst these countries, Latvia has the smallest population.