Czech PM attends Dutch LNG terminal opening ceremony

Prime Minister Petr Fiala was among the attendees at the opening ceremony of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal which will provide gas to Czechia, the Czech News Agency reports. Mr Fiala and Dutch Energy Minister Rob Jetten declared the facility formally open at the ceremony at the Dutch port of Eemshaven on Thursday evening. Mr Fiala said at the ceremony that the first LNG deliveries are from the USA.

Industry Minister Jozef Síkela was also supposed to attend, but announced on Twitter around noon on Thursday that he was going to Brussels instead to prepare for Friday's meeting of EU energy ministers.

Czechia secured 3 billion cubic metres of annual gas capacity via the Dutch LNG terminal in July.