First LNG cargo arrives at Germany's terminal in Wilhelmshaven

Uniper SE brought Germany's first full load of LNG to the new Uniper-operated, 7-8 billion cu m/year terminal in Wilhelmshaven (OGJ Online, Mar. 2, 2022). The Maria Energy LNG vessel, owned by Tsakos Energy Navigation, was loaded at Venture Global LLC’s 10-million tonne/year Calcasieu Pass liquefaction plant in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on Dec. 19, 2022.

The Maria Energy is fully charged with some 170,000 cu m of LNG, enough to supply energy to about 50,000 German homes for a year, Uniper said in a release Jan. 3.

The cargo is part of the commissioning process at the Wilhelmshaven terminal. Commercial operations are expected to start in mid-January 2023. Through the Höegh Esperanza floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), about 5 bcmy of natural gas can be offloaded in Germany.