Plinacro

Plinacro
Type State-owned company
Industry Oil and gas industry
Founded February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01)
Headquarters Zagreb, Croatia
Services Natural gas transmission
Website www.plinacro.hr

Plinacro is a natural gas transmission system operator in Croatia.

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History

Plinacro was founded on 1 February 2001 as a subsidiary of INA. Since March 2002, Plinacro is a fully state-owned company.

Operations

Plinacro operates 2,085 kilometres (1,296 mi) of high pressure gas pipelines. On 3 March 2009, Plinacro signed an agreement with FGSZ Zrt, a subsidiary of MOL Group, to build a 294-kilometre-long (183 mi) 6.5 billion cubic metres (230 billion cubic feet) natural gas interconnector between Croatia and Hungary, which would allow two-way shipments after the Adria LNG terminal is built on the island of Krk.[1] Plinacro is also invited to the consortium building Adria LNG terminal.[2][3]

Plinacro is participating in the work of creation of the New European Transmission System, a project to unite Central and South Eastern Europe's natural gas transmission networks.[4]

In January 2009, it was decided that Plinacro will buy the Okoli gas storage facility from INA as a result of the INA's takeover by MOL.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Zlata Zsolnay (2009-03-03). "Croatia, Hungary sign pipeline connection deal". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUKL388099320090303?sp=true. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  2. ^ Igor Ilic (2009-03-03). "Croatia, investors see no delay for LNG terminal". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL333439920090303?sp=true. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  3. ^ Igor Ilic (2009-01-20). "Russian gas cut may spur Croatia LNG project". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKLK06085920090120?sp=true. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  4. ^ "European energy infrastructure – NETS project" (Press release). MOL. 2008-11-24. http://www.molgroup.hu/en/press_centre/press_releases/european_energy_infrastructure__ndash__nets_project_1/. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  5. ^ Igor Ilic (2009-01-29). "Croatia, MOL to sign new deal on INA". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUKLT36237020090129?sp=true. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  6. ^ "Plinacro Gas Storage Project". European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 2009-03-05. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2009/40223.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 

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