The German government and Deutsche ReGas have launched the approval procedure for the Deutsche Ostsee LNG import terminal, which will be located in the port of Lubmin, northeastern Germany. Deutsche ReGas, the operator of the project, has also announced that the Deutsche Ostsee terminal is expected to raise its capacity from the initial 4.5 bcm/year to 5.2 bcm/year, due to the fact that the terminal was deemed appropriate to accommodate larger ships. Deutsche ReGas will station a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for the terminal. The project, which is privately financed, is expected to start regasification operations in December 2022, but the approval procedure could, in the worst-case scenario, take up to 13 weeks.
Several LNG projects have been initiated in Germany since the since the start of the war in Ukraine, as Berlin is trying to avoid an energy crisis this winter amid dwindling supplies of Russian gas. In October 2022, Excelerate signed a five-year contract with Germany for the deployment of a 5 bcm/year FSRU in Wilhelmshaven. in May 2022, it was announced that Uniper would start building a 7.5 bcm LNG terminal, also in Wilhelmshaven. Furthermore, also in May, Germany announced it would charter four FSRUs (two by Uniper and two by RWE) with a total added import capacity of 25 to 29 bcm/year. Still in May, RWE signed a preliminary deal with Sempra to import 2.25 Mt/year (3 bcm/y) of US LNG. In March 2022, Gasunie and RWE announced plans for an 8 bcm/year LNG import terminal in Brunsbüttel.
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