the plan of the Vice-Chancellor, the Minister for Economics and Protection of the Climate of Germany Robert Habek for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany to ensure the stable energy supply of the country on the verge of failure. The main reason for this, according to the Bild newspaper, is a lack of tankers for the transportation of LNG.
According to the publication, in the German trading fleet there are no gas tankers necessary for the transportation of LNG over long distances. In total, almost 500 LNG-tankers are available around the world, but the demand from other regions is high, the representative of the Union of Shipowners of Germany Martin Kreger said to the publication. An expert from the Institute of the German Economics (IW) Andreas Fisher noted that “liquefied gas volumes should be available on the global market. The appropriate tankers are needed for this, most of which are already tied to long -term contracts. The Ministry of Economy of Germany notes that it is now impossible to determine the frequency and the frequency and The number of tankers who deliver LNG to objects. The representative of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Torsten Fry is convinced that Robert Habek’s strategy has failed and will not be able to replace the amount of gas that the country will need the coming winter.
German authorities seek to reduce dependence on Russian gas supplies due to war in Ukraine. In an interview with the newspaper Welt Am Sonntag, Habek expressed the hope that two floating terminals for receiving liquefied natural gas would be involved in Germany by the end of this year. One of them is located in Wilhelmshafen (federal land of Lower Saxony), the other in Brunzbuttel (federal land Schleswig -Holstein). In total, according to him, the Federal Republic of Germany intends to use four floating LNG terminal.