The Adriatic LNG Terminal, the first offshore facility of this kind in the world, became operational in 2009 . It imports eight billion cubic meters of natural gas a year, equal to 10 % of Italy's natural gas needs. Other important projects under development are the Galsi gas pipeline, to link Algeria to Sardinia and Tuscany, the ITGI gas pipeline, to link Italy and Europe to the Caspian Sea region, and the IGB gas pipeline connecting Greece to Bulgaria.