Bulgaria received the first American LNG tanker

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

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

US LNG tankers were scheduled 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 United States became known in late May 2022, after Russia cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria due to a refusal to pay in rubles. Under a long-term contract signed by Bulgargaz, the cost of American LNG for Bulgaria is much lower than pipeline gas from Russia.