Funkcjonowanie terminalu ciekłego gazu ziemnego w Świnoujściu podczas pandemii COVID-19 w kontekście polityki energetycznej państwa

Abstract

The state's energy policy is one of the most important public policies affecting the safety of citizens and the development of the state, and the LNG Terminal in Świnoujście is a tool for shaping Polish energy policy. The installation was put into use in 2015. Currently, its capabilities guarantee the supply of 1/3 of the national gas demand, and after the expansion, it will be already a half. Energy as a product must be available continuously, also in times of national and international perturbations such as pandemics. The aim of the article is to investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected the operation of the terminal and the import of liquefied natural gas to Poland. The author used the microsystem analysis as a research method and answered the questions: "How did the Szczecin-Świnoujście port function during the pandemic?," "How was shipping functioning during the pandemic?," and "How did LNG prices develop during the pandemic?".