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First tanker with US natural gas reaches Poland
AP/New Jersey Herald ^ | Updated: Jun. 8, 2017 11:26 am | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA

Posted on 06/11/2017 3:32:49 AM PDT by GonzoII

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The first ever tanker with liquefied natural gas from the United States arrived in Poland on Thursday as part of the country's — and the region's — efforts to cut its dependence on Russia.

It was the first delivery of U.S. gas to eastern and northern Europe, which is building a new network of energy sources and gas transportation. Last year, Poland opened its first terminal for liquefied natural gas, or LNG, in Swinoujscie, on the Baltic Sea coast, to be able to receive such gas from distant suppliers like the U.S. or Qatar, which has already made some deliveries.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: energy; europe; exports; naturalgas; poland; win; winning

1 posted on 06/11/2017 3:32:49 AM PDT by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII
U. S. tanker "Clean Ocean" registered Marshall Islands, a former US Trust Territory.

2 posted on 06/11/2017 3:51:14 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: GonzoII
Fantastic. Those tankers are awesome machines too


3 posted on 06/11/2017 3:52:43 AM PDT by Textide (Lord, grant that I may always be right, for thou knowest I am hard to turn. ~ Scotch-Irish prayer)
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To: Textide

Cool muffler!


4 posted on 06/11/2017 3:55:45 AM PDT by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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To: GonzoII
as part of the country's — and the region's — efforts to cut its dependence on Russia.

And this is what it has all been about, all along.

5 posted on 06/11/2017 4:34:57 AM PDT by MarMema
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To: GonzoII; All
And... President Trump is going to visit Poland !!!!

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/06/09/president-trump-announces-plan-to-visit-poland/

6 posted on 06/11/2017 4:52:03 AM PDT by taildragger (Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry Men!....)
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To: GonzoII

Now, this has to give Russia some pause....


7 posted on 06/11/2017 5:12:11 AM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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To: GonzoII

Energy recovery during regasification, cost less than solar.

LNG cryogenic power plant, in service:
https://www.osakagas.co.jp/en/rd/technical/1198907_6995.html

The best use of waste cold from LNG re-gasification
- Liquid air as an energy vector
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0ahUKEwjah6CR4rXUAhVIPj4KHYwCCbAQFghAMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsetis.ec.europa.eu%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fbham_input_action6.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHYMQ9IAoNXH1nv-lwuDizAHo7epA&sig2=pI2w7wIPbuCQtK30C1FUFg&cad=rjt


8 posted on 06/11/2017 5:38:32 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (GO TRUMP!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Energy recovery during regasification, cost less than solar.

Fascinating, One often thinks of capturing waste heat aka "reheat" and "superheaters" in boilers, but catching the normally wasted energy from "cold" is brilliant!

9 posted on 06/11/2017 5:51:20 AM PDT by taildragger (Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry Men!....)
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To: taildragger

Trump should give a speech in front of the Reagan statue, whatever town it’s in.


10 posted on 06/11/2017 6:18:15 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
"Trump should give a speech in front of the Reagan statue, whatever town it’s in."

And visit one of the Memorials to Pope "John Paul II"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monuments_of_Pope_John_Paul_II#Poland

11 posted on 06/11/2017 6:27:58 AM PDT by taildragger (Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry Men!....)
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To: GonzoII
Related (03/29/17) After Six Decades, U.S. Set to Turn Natural Gas Exporter Amid LNG Boom
12 posted on 06/11/2017 8:47:02 AM PDT by Oatka
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