Estonia, similarly to Lithuania, sees more companies willing to build liquefied gas terminals. In Lithuania, more precisely, in the port of Klaipeda, two companies have expressed their wish to build LNG terminal. These are Achema Group’s Klaipeda Sea Cargo Company (KLASCO) and Klaipeda Oil, a Government controlled company. The terminals would be next to each other in the southern part of Klaipeda port. Unlike like Lithuanians, Estonians are planning to build one gas terminal. For the right to build it, three companies are fighting in the ports of Muga, Padilski, and Sillamae.

Elering Company wants to build terminal in Muga port. The company announced its plans last week. Axela Company wants to build terminal in Padilski port and has announced their plan earlier. However, the plans for building LNG terminal are furthest advanced in Sillamae port, where environmental impact assessment for the building of LNG terminal has been started to prepare. Sillamae port expects to accept up to 300 thousand cubic meters of propane-butane gas (LPG) and 2.3 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Sillamae port plans to build 16 thousand cubic meters LPG storage and 480 thousand cubic meters LNG storage tanks. Unlike in Lithuanian, in Estonia, only private companies want to build LNG terminal. Their terminal will be stationary, unlike Lithuanian having a special boat to de-gas. The final decision will be made by the European Commission which will allocate the funding to one of the contestants. Estonia, again unlike Lithuania, expects to receive EU funding for their project. The contribution of Estonian government in building gas terminal is going to be minimal. Public owned enterprise Eesti Gaas will be required to build gas pipeline network to the port, in which LNG terminal will be built.