Germany’s DET says to launch two FSRU terminals before winter

„We are working at full speed and getting closer to the point,“ a DET spokesman said.

„We expect both terminals to go into operation before the winter,“ he said.

DET currently operates the first Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal which features the 170,000-cbm Hoegh Esperanza and the LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel which features the 170,000-cbm Hoegh Gannet. This FSRU will move to a new dedicated jetty in the port.

DET recently announced it has received in total of 100 LNG cargoes at its two FSRU-based LNG terminals in Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbüttel since January 2023.

The company’s third LNG import facility in Stade features the 174,000-cbm FSRU Energos Force.

In March, the 2021-built FSRU, owned by Apollo’s Energos Infrastructure, arrived at the AVG jetty in Stade.

This FSRU recently returned to the jetty in Stade following the completion of dredging work in the area.

DET said at the time the FSRU will be further prepared for commissioning, which is planned for the second half of the year.

Once operational, the almost 300 meters long ship will feed up to 5 bcm of gas per year into the German gas network.

Moreover, DET previously said it expects commissioning to start at the its second terminal in Wilhelmshaven with a capacity of about 4 bcm per year during the second half of this year.

Excelerate’s 138,000-cbm FSRU Excelsior arrived at the Navantia yard in El Ferrol, Spain last year for a planned stopover before its job in Wilhelmshaven. The FSRU is still located there.

Unlike the three other FSRU-based terminals, the jetty for the second Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal is located some 1.5 kilometers offshore Wilhelmshaven.

In addition to these four facilities, private LNG terminal operator Deutsche ReGas just launched commercial operations at its FSRU-based LNG terminal in the German port of Mukran.

This terminal with a capacity of 13.5 bcm is the largest LNG import facility in Germany and it features two FSRUs, Energos Power and Neptune.