The issue was on the agenda of a meeting of the Lithuanian ambassador and Trinidad and Tobago's Energy Minister Kevin Ranmamrine and Ambassador Neil Parsan in Washington D.C.
"They are very interested. During our EU Presidency, the energy minister of Trinidad and Tobago is considering visiting us and will also look for an opportunity to meet with our minister and has also invited an expert-level delegation to visit them," Pavilionis told BNS by phone from Washington on Wednesday.
Lithuania will take over the EU Presidency in the second half of this year.
"They are very interested in our region. They see LNG terminals under construction, see our dependence on Russia, and it's a very big market for them," the Lithuanian ambassador said.
However, he refused to reveal whether companies from the Caribbean country are taking part in a gas purchase tender announced by Lithuania's Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipėda Oil). The winner will supply gas to Lithuania via a LNG terminal which is expected to be operational by late 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago's diplomats have also confirmed their interest in selling LNG to Lithuania.
"Meeting with Ambassador of Lithuania to look at possible opportunity to sell LNG," Parsan tweeted after the meeting in the US capital.
Trinidad and Tobago's energy sector accounts for more than 40 percent of the country's gross domestic product. The country has been intensively searching for new markets since the decrease of gas imports in the US in the wake of shale gas revolution.
Pavilionis noted that Trinidad and Tobago also exports gas to European counties, including Spain and the UK, besides the US, Canada, Argentina, and Chile.
16 participants expressed wish to take part in the Klaipėdos Nafta tender last year. It was announced earlier that the contract was set to be signed in the first half of 2013.
Lithuania expects to finish its LNG terminal by the end of 2014. It is currently importing all gas from the Russian concern Gazprom.
