LNG project progress

German LNG Terminal GmbH has submitted an application to the office for transport planning approval in Kiel, for planning permission to build the multifunctional import and distribution LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel. The terminal offers LNG potential for the nearby Port of Hamburg. Germany currently has no LNG terminal of its own.

“After the EU Commission’s approval of exemption a month ago, this is another important milestone for the overall project,” said Rolf Brouwer, managing director of German LNG Terminal. “It is not only an important step towards realising the LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, but also towards building infrastructure for supplying increasing volumes of climate-neutral energy sources and fuels.”

The application covers a jetty with two berthing facilities for ships up to Q-Max size, as well as facilities for distributing LNG by trucks, rail tank cars and smaller ships.

The planned terminal is for the import and onward distribution of LNG. It will have two LNG tanks, each with 165,000m3 capacity, and an LNG regasification unit. This gives the terminal capacity to feed up to 8 billion Nm3 of natural gas into the grid each year. German LNG Terminal is currently finalising binding capacity bookings with potential customers.

German LNG Terminal GmbH is a joint venture between Dutch companies Gasunie LNG Holding B.V. and Vopak LNG Holding B.V. as well as Oiltanking GmbH, a subsidiary of Marquard & Bahls AG, based in Hamburg.

The planning approval procedure will be run by Schleswig-Holstein’s state planning authority and includes a public consultation and an environmental impact assessment.