Germany has formally confirmed its intention to have liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven ready at the turn of the year 2022/2023.
According to World Maritime News, on 16 August, 2022, Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with local energy companies Uniper, RWE and natural gas company VNG, which is majority owned by German regional utility EnBW, regarding the supply of the floating LNG terminals.
Under the arrangement, this means that there is now planning security for the supply and operation of the special ships, also known as floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), which act as a terminal and convert the liquid gas back into a gaseous state.
