Germany on Tuesday completed construction of its first floating terminal for LNG, a refrigerated, liquid form of natural gas that can be transported on tankers, as part of the country’s plan to reduce its dependence on Russian gas.
The terminal, which was completed in the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony, expects the first ship to dock in mid-December, a spokesman for the minister told CNN on Tuesday. of Economy of Lower Saxony, Olaf Lies.
“The new LNG pier is a major step towards a secure energy supply,” Lies said, according to his spokesperson.
A Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) is due to moor in Wilhelmshaven before the end of the year and will be able to regasify imported LNG arriving on LNG carriers, according to a statement from the region’s economy ministry.
A bit of context: Germany was heavily dependent on Russian gas before the war in Ukraine, with 55% of all gas consumed in Germany coming from Russia.
The country no longer receives Russian gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline after Russia cut off supplies, leaving Germany to search for alternatives.
