German LNG terminals sign offtake MOUs

Hanseatic Energy Hub (HEH), developers of a 12-billion cu m/year (bcmy) LNG terminal in Stade, Germany, has signed an MOU to supply 3 bcmy of natural gas to EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. HEH, held by Fluxys, Partners Group Holding AG, and Buss Group GMBH & Co. KG, plans to begin operation in 2026.

HEH says Stade LNG will meet 10% of Germany’s gas requirements. It plans to accept expressions of interest in booking long-term capacity at the terminal through Apr. 8, 2022, and to submit the permit documents for the terminal and port before Apr. 17, 2022.

Stade city council approved the terminal, which is being designed to accommodate future import of ammonia, on Mar. 29, 2022.

Earlier this month, German LNG Terminal GMBH signed an MOU with Shell PLC for long-term natural gas imports through the 8-bcmy terminal the former is developing in Brunsbüttel, Germany. The parties are working towards a binding agreement defining volume and duration.

German LNG will include two 165,000-cu m tanks, a two-berth jetty for LNG carriers up to QMax-size (266,000 cu m) and smaller LNG ships, regasification for shipment through Germany’s high-pressure gas grid, and infrastructure for loading LNG onto tanker trucks, rail cars, and LNG bunker ships for distribution. It is also being designed to accommodate the future import of hydrogen or hydrogen derivatives.

Uniper SE is developing a terminal (7-8 bmcy) in Wilhelmshaven, Germany (OGJ Online, Mar. 2, 2022).