German LNG Terminal and Shell sign Memorandum of Understanding on the import of LNG through the planned terminal in Brunsbüttel
German LNG Terminal - Press release
Following the latest developments in relation to the construction of an energy terminal in
Brunsbüttel, German LNG Terminal GmbH and Shell have now signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on the import of LNG through the terminal. In it, they agree that Shell
will make a long-term booking of a substantial part of the Brunsbüttel terminal’s capacity for
the import of LNG. Both parties are currently working towards a binding agreement on
the scope and duration of their partnership, and hope to complete it as soon as possible.
"The signed MoU with Shell, as well as the noticeable increase in interest from the market,
demonstrates the importance of the import terminal in Brunsbüttel," said Dr. Michael
Kleemiß, Managing Director of German LNG Terminal. "We are looking forward to working
with Shell as another partner in the coming years and will do everything in our power to
drive planning and implementation forward rapidly. In doing so, the terminal will not only
contribute to energy supply security in Germany, but also, in perspective, to the necessary
climate-neutral energy supply."
Fabian Ziegler, Managing Director of Shell in Germany said: “I am delighted with our
agreement with German LNG Terminal. It is a key step in contributing to security of supply in
Germany in the near term as well in more widely in Europe. LNG is the most flexible form of
gas supply, which can adapt quickly to shifting trade patterns and our diverse and flexible
global supply portfolio enables us to deliver and import LNG efficiently where it is needed
the most. With LNG we are helping to meet energy demand, as well as helping to limit
CO2 emissions – a crucial part of the energy transition – as natural gas is the cleanest-burning
hydrocarbon. And in future the terminal should be convertible to hydrogen or derivatives
thereof such as ammonia.”
German LNG Terminal plans to build and operate a combined import and distribution
terminal for LNG in Brunsbüttel. The plans foresee an annual throughput capacity of 8 bcm
(natural gas). The terminal will consist of two tanks of 165,000 m³ each for the intermediate
storage of LNG, a jetty with two berths for LNG carriers (up to size QMax) and smaller LNG
ships as well as facilities for unloading and loading the ships, regasification facilities for
conversion back to a gas-ready aggregate state and subsequent injection into the German
high-pressure natural gas grid as well as facilities for loading onto tanker trucks, rail tank cars
and LNG bunker ships for distribution.
The future import of hydrogen or hydrogen derivatives will also be taken into account from
the outset in order to prepare suitable plant components for the potential import of
alternative energy sources.
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