Germany’s LNG import plans take shape

Germany has announced the completion of the first floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG), as it scrambles to find alternatives to Russian pipeline gas


DENMARK
North Sea
NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM 
LUX.
FRANCE
Stade 
Brunsbuettel
Wilhelmshaven
GERMANY
Lubmin
Berlin
Baltic Sea
POLAND
CZECH REP.
AUSTRIA
100km 60 miles

Annual FSRU capacity (cubic metres)
At least 5 billion 
4.5 billion (private FSRU)


Nov 15, 2022
Germany inaugurates mooring facilities for first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) at port of Wilhelmshaven

Mid-Dec: FSRU ship Hoegh Esperanza due to arrive – could begin processing LNG tankers in Jan 2023

End 2022: Privately chartered and operated FSRU expected to be ready at Lubmin

Early 2023: Terminal at Brunsbuettel set for operation

End 2023: FSRUs to be opened at Stade and Lubmin. Second FSRU at Wilhelmshaven due by fourth quarter


Wilhelmshaven FSRU terminal under construction, July 2022

Six FSRUs could in theory cover one-third of Germany’s annual gas needs, based on 90.5 billion cubic metres consumed in 2021


Sources: Reuters, The Guardian 
Picture: Getty Images 
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