The German company Deutsche ReGas has announced the arrival of its first Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) vessel to the Mukran LNG terminal on the island of Rügen (German part of the Baltic Sea) as it prepares to start test operations of the terminal. The Energos Power FSRU (previously known as Transgas Power) is a 174,000 m3 vessel built in 2021 that will be complemented by the Neptune FSRU, a second ship scheduled to arrive in spring 2024 to Rügen once it finishes its service in Lubmin (Germany). The 5.2 bcm Mukran LNG terminal received a “permission of early start” allowing the start of test operations of the terminal that will entail pilot operations and later the commissioning of all equipment. Once operational, a total of up to 13.5 bcm of natural gas should be fed into the German 50 km long-distance gas pipeline network via the Mukran energy terminal as the country seeks to reduce its heavy reliance on Russian gas.
Germany has LNG terminals at Wilhelmshaven, Lubmin, Brunsbüttel, and on Stade, that is also expecting its first FSRU to arrive in spring 2024. In 2023, LNG terminals accounted for about 7% of total German gas imports.