Bulgaria received the first tanker with American LNG

Bulgaria received the first tanker with American LNG, which is currently being unloaded at one of Turkey's LNG terminals. This was reported by the Bulgarian Nova TV channel with reference to the country's Ministry of Energy.

It is expected that it will take about 18 hours to unload the tanker. Bulgaria signed a temporary contract with Turkey to receive American LNG.

US LNG tankers were supposed to arrive in Bulgaria on June 8 and 23, but the first tanker arrived earlier.

It will be recalled that Bulgaria's purchase of LNG from the USA became known at the end of May after russia stopped gas supplies to Bulgaria due to refusal to pay in rubles. According to the long-term contract signed by Bulgargaz, the cost of American LNG for Bulgaria is significantly lower than pipeline gas from the Russian Federation.