Four floating storage and regasification units are planned for deployment offshore Germany along with two permanent onshore sites, with an emphasis upon the FSRUs to help secure near-term and medium-term gas supplies. The German government has earmarked 2.94 billion euros ($3.07 billion) for the projects, set to be developed by …
Read More »Germans Urged to Prepare for Possible Gas Shortage amid Russia’s War
Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany‘s regulatory agency for energy called on residents Saturday to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases. Federal Network Agency President Klaus Mueller urged house and apartment owners to have their gas boilers and radiators checked …
Read More »Germany’s Energy Crisis could Worsen amid Low Wind Power Output
The energy crisis in Germany risks becoming more severe in the coming days as wind power generation will dip amid low wind speeds this week, according to a Bloomberg weather model. Wind power generation is set to be lower than usual through the first week of July, posing yet another …
Read More »Germany, Canada in Talks on Terminal for Exporting LNG to Europe
Germany is in talks with Canada over options to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe via a terminal on Canada’s east coast, a German government official told Reuters yesterday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed the issue with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the summit held …
Read More »Germany’s Crisis
Germany is in crisis in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s energy giant, Gazprom, effecting a 60 per cent reduction in the amount of natural gas it supplies to the country. This appears to be the latest move by the Kremlin to punish Europe for sanctions and military support for Ukraine. …
Read More »Germany Plans to Nationalize Part of Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
The German section of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline may be repurposed to connect to a floating LNG terminal in the Baltic Sea, the German Economics Ministry is studying such plans, the German weekly Der Spiegel reported. According to the plans, the section of the pipeline laid on German …
Read More »Germany Sticks to 2030 Coal Exit Target amid Energy Worries
The German government said that it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by 2030, despite deepening worries about a cut in Russia’s gas supplies. Russia’s Gazprom announced last week that it was sharply reducing supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany …
Read More »Germany to Limit Use of Gas for Electricity Production
Germany’s economy minister said Sunday that the country will limit the use of natural gas for electricity production amid concerns about possible shortages caused by a cut in supplies from Russia. Economy Minister Robert Habeck said that Germany will try to compensate for the move by increasing the burning of …
Read More »Germany Pumps €10bn into Gazprom Germania
Gazprom Germania will be handed a loan of up to €10 billion (£8.6bn), the German Government has confirmed. Officials have said that the aim is to place the firm into a long-term administration regime. It is reported that the loan will help the company avoid insolvency. In the statement, the …
Read More »Russia Gas Sanctions could Cost Germany Extra $5.4B a Year
Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra $5.4 billion (5 billion euros) a year to pay for replacement gas. The estimated cost was reported by German Welt am Sonntag weekly on Sunday, citing industry representatives. In May, Russia decided to …
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