Small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) development is supported by a positive institutional and strategic framework at both global and national levels, with the long-term goal of reducing local and atmospheric emissions.
The importance of LNG is also highlighted in the 2030 Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC), the key tool for the energy and environmental policy towards decarbonization.

Using LNG instead of traditional fuels allows for a significant reduction in CO₂ emissions—20% less in road transport and 25% less in maritime transport—while practically eliminating emissions of other pollutants such as NOx, SOx, VOCs, and fine particulate matter, which are major threats to air quality.

Liquefied natural gas is produced by cooling natural gas to -160 degrees Celsius, reducing its volume by a factor of 600 compared to gaseous natural gas.
Easily transportable by land and sea, it is immediately available as fuel for vehicles and vessels.

LNG buyers include refuelling stations for heavy and light vehicles, industrial plants, and small distribution networks.
In Abruzzo, Collesanto represents the largest tested onshore natural gas reservoir in Western Europe that is not yet in production.
The small-scale liquefaction plant planned for the production of the Collesanto reservoir would be the first of its kind in Italy.
Converting natural gas at the wellhead into LNG, as in the Collesanto case, generates significant economies of scale with great benefit for the market and contributes to reduced atmospheric emissions, particularly when the gas would otherwise be transported from abroad before reaching our coasts.