Letter of attempts in order to verify the feasibility of a logistics base for the which liquified natural gas to Freezes



Yesterday to Rome, near the center of the Ministry of the Economic Development, viceministro Teresa Bellanova and the representatives of the Sicilian Region, of the Municipality of Freeze and of the Eni group they have undersigned a letter of attempts that establishes the start of a table of combined job of the duration of six months with the objective to verify the economic sustainability, organizational and autorizzativa, as well as technical, of the realization of a logistics base for the which liquified natural gas to He freezes.

Within 15 days technical tables with the purpose will be installed to analyze the market, to characterize the stakeholders and to ratify commercial agreements and the work will be concluded between six months with the editing of or a more business model. From part its, Eni will put on own technical and commercial resources. The autorizzativo distance will be cured by the Ministry that will follow every evolution of the regolatorio picture of reference.

Between the hypotheses, gases as fuel) mainly regarding the heavy and marine terrestrial transport framed in the optical of the development of the market of the "gas-as-to-fuel" (, are exactly the realization of a logistic infrastructure of reception, storage and distribution of the GNL or a system of liquefaction. The location of possible financings is previewed also or of facilities finalized to return the distributed which liquified natural gas more competitive from Freezes.

"If it is verified the feasibility of the project - the Bellanova has explained viceministro - then will have beginning the operating phase that will be able to contribute to throws again of this important productive truth". "Concluded positively this iter of six months, that it will define the market potential and it will characterize the industrial and commercial operators who in Sicily are interested to participate to the initiative, bound to the withdrawal of the produced one to which predetermined conditions - has specified the vice mayor and city council member to the Economic Development of Freezes, Simone Siciliano - it will be passed to so-called Phase 2. Draft that is of the executive phase in which the commercial agreements will be closed, will be completed engineering and will be shared the authorizations for the execution of the project".