Where does the natural gas that Portugal uses come from?
Portugal does not have natural gas reserves and is therefore dependent on foreign countries. The gas arrives in two ways: via a pipeline or via ships, in the form of liquefied natural gas – the so-called LNG – which is nothing more than natural gas in its liquid state.
Where does the natural gas that Portugal imports come from?
Until August, more than half of the natural gas that Portugal used from Nigeria (50.2%). It arrived by ship through long-term contracts that Galp signed with the country.
In second place are the United States31% of the gas we consume arrived at the port of Sines.
From the Caribbean, more specifically from Trinidad and Tobago, reached up to August 7%. From Russia we import the same: 6.9%.
Via pipeline, it is through Spain and Algeria that the gas arrives here. But together they do not represent more than 3% of the. This is because in recent years there has been a substantial reduction in the acquisition of gas by land.
What is this gas used for?
A part of the gas goes directly to domestic and industrial consumption and serves more than one million consumers.
Another part is used to produce electricity. No chemical chemicals, not even charcoal, Portugal mainly uses natural gas to produce electricity in thermoelectric plants. That’s why sometimes the price of electricity goes up if the price of gas goes up.
Will Portugal receive less gas from Nigeria after the warning?
On Monday, Galp reported having received a “notice of age” from Nigeria warning of a “substantial reduction” in the production and supply of liquefied natural gas.
Despite this, the Ministry of the Environment rejected any “reduction in deliveries” of gas from Nigeria.
“There is currently no confirmation of a reduction in gas deliveries from Nigeria. There is no market that happened, it reads released this Monday.
The Government also says that any information in this regard is “alarmistic and inappropriate”.