The liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in the northern German port of Wilhelmshaven is expected to continue supplying Germany with gas in the first quarter of 2025, its operator said on Saturday.
The state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) confirmed a report in the Nordwest-Zeitung newspaper that all available capacity at the Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven terminals was auctioned on December 23 for the first quarter of the new year.
It was previously reported that the LNG terminal capacity in Wilhelmshaven would not be marketed between January 5 and April 1, and that the building would remain unused for cargo delivery.
Terminal availability and utilization was at a very good level in 2023 and 2024, a DET spokesperson said.
“The stability of the gas supply in Germany and Europe has increased significantly thanks to the terminals,” he said. “They contribute significantly to security of supply and help to “stabilization of prices on the gas market.”
The LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven was the first to be commissioned in Germany. So far, it has largely covered the country's LNG imports.
A second destination is now planned for Wilhelmshaven, along with another at Stade.
DET expects the two additional floating terminals to be operational in the first quarter of 2025. Critics fear they could create too much capacity for LNG.
