MILAN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Italy's

Snam welcomed on Tuesday the clearance from the EU

Commission of a deal regarding Italy's biggest liquefied natural

gas (LNG) terminal, Adriatic LNG.

Earlier this year energy storage group VTTI agreed to buy a

70% stake in Adriatic LNG, with grid operator Snam increasing

its stake to 30% as ExxonMobil ( XOM ) and QatarEnergy sold

their shareholding in the infrastructure.