A drone’s view of Germany’s future LNG floating terminal in response to Russia’s ‘blackmail’

Record ID: 1671536

  • Title: A drone’s view of Germany’s future LNG floating terminal in response to Russia’s ‘blackmail’
  • Date: 5th May 2022
  • Summary: HOOKSIEL, GERMANY (MAY 4, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF NORTH SEA SITE FOR FUTURE LNG TERMINAL (MUTE) VARIOUS OF CRANES AT SITE FOR FUTURE TERMINAL, SEEN FROM COAST VARIOUS OF SHEEPS GRAZING ON GRASS HOOKSIEL, GERMANY (MAY 5, 2022) (REUTERS) CRANE ON FLOAT AS RAMMING SOUNDS ARE HEARD TO MARK THE OFFICIAL START OF CONSTRUCTION WORKER NEARBY AS RAMMING SOUNDS ARE HEARD GERMAN VICE CHANCELLOR AND ECONOMY MINISTER ROBERT HABECK OF THE ECOLOGIST GREEN PARTY OBSERVING CEREMONY FROM COAST, SEEN FROM BEHIND REPORTERS AND CAMERA CREWS SURROUNDING HABECK BIRDS FLYING PAST (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN VICE CHANCELLOR AND ECONOMY MINISTER, ROBERT HABECK, SAYING: “At the end of the winter the storage facilities would be empty but we would then have two more LNG terminals so we could fill them immediately again. That’s the plan to also become independent from Russia’s blackmail. Hopefully it will work out but a day like today makes me confident that it can work.” HOOKSIEL, GERMANY (MAY 4, 2022) (REUTERS) DRONE VIEW OF NORTH SEA SITE FOR FUTURE LNG TERMINAL (MUTE) HOOKSIEL, GERMANY (MAY 5, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF HABECK AND OFFICIAL SIGNING DEAL DURING CEREMONY (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN VICE CHANCELLOR AND ECONOMY MINISTER, ROBERT HABECK, SAYING: “You will have heard that Finland will, I would say almost definitely join NATO. Sweden is also thinking about it. If Putin’s idea was to abuse the ‘weak democracies’ to further split Europe, the quarrelling and divided Europe, then we are proving the contrary right now. We are also proving it right here in Wilhelmshaven by setting up an infrastructure which ensures European security – German security as well, of course – but German as a part of Europe. That’s how this must be seen.” HOOKSIEL, GERMANY (MAY 4, 2022) (REUTERS) DRONE VIEW OF NORTH SEA SITE FOR FUTURE LNG TERMINAL (MUTE) ETZEL, GERMANY (MAY 5, 2022) (REUTERS) DRONE VIEW OF ETZEL UNDERGROUND STORAGE FOR NATURAL GAS AND CRUDE OIL, TO BE CONNECTED WITH NEW LNG TERMINAL VIA 30 KM PIPELINE (MUTE) VARIOUS GROUND VIEWS OF ETZEL STORAGE, SEEN THROUGH FENCE
  • Embargoed: 19th May 2022 13:24
  • Keywords: Germany LNG floating terminal North Sea Russia blackmail Ukraine war Vice Chancellor Economy Minister Robert Habeck Wilhelmshaven
  • Location: HOOKSIEL & ETZEL, GERMANY
  • City: HOOKSIEL & ETZEL, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts,Editors' Choice
  • Reuters ID: LVA001589005052022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The German government on Thursday (May 5) committed to chartering two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) via utility Uniper and two at the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven, a future handling hub for liquefied natural gas (LNG).
    “The plan (is) also to become independent from Russia’s blackmail,” said German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck who attended the signing ceremony.
    Germany’s economy ministry last weekend said it wants to build four FSRUs to be sourced from Uniper and rival RWE, speeding their employment to diversify the country's sourcing away from Russian pipeline gas in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
    The northern deep sea port will be the first location to host arrivals of seaborne LNG already in the winter of 2022/23, according to a Uniper press release.
    Backed by Habeck, who has legislated for more LNG procurement and earmarked 2.94 billion euros for the FSRUs, the government of the northern state of Lower Saxony is keen to turn the port into an LNG landing hub.
    Initially, one FSRU will anchor in Wilhelmshaven, operated by Uniper, and regasify the arrivals.
    It will have a capacity of 7.5 billion cubic metres per year, equivalent to 8.5% of total German gas demand.
    The gas will then be fed into Germany's pipeline grid via ship-to-onshore links to be provided by Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG and in close cooperation with Uniper.
    Germany's biggest pipeline network operator Open Grid Europe (OGE) plans to build a 30km LNG link from the planned terminal at the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven by the end of the year, it said last month.
    The link will run from Wilhelmshaven to NETRA, a long-distance pipeline taking gas further south and east, reaching NETRA at a point near the Etzel underground storage facility.
    (Production: Stephane Nitschke, Erol Dogrudogan, Michele Sani)
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