Germany Officially Begins Work on First LNG Terminal

On Monday, German energy company Uniper said the Trade Supervisor Office in Oldenburg, northwestern Germany, has built the first LNG terminal in the coastal city of Wilhelmshaven.

"The rapid approval for the early start of construction shows the importance of the LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven for the country's security of supply," Uniper Klaus-Dieter Maubach said today, Monday.

"We are very pleased that things are now visibly getting underway," Lower Saxony's Minister for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection Olaf Lies said. "We need a replacement for Russian gas as quickly as possible, and we in the north are prepared to take responsibility for this."

Today, the construction of the station has officially begun.

It is expected that up to 7.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas will be discharged through the floating terminal in Wilhelmshaven each year, equivalent to 8.5% of Germany's annual gas needs today.

Uniper submitted an application for the required permit and for acceptance of an early start under the German Federal Migration Control Act (BImSchG) to the Trade Inspectorate of Oldenburg at the beginning of June.

Uniper is a leading international energy company, has around 11,500 employees, and operates in more than 40 countries. The company plans for its power generation business in Europe to be carbon-neutral by 2035.