Germany's DET confirms Q1 bookings of LNG capacity at two terminals
The German company Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), which operates the LNG terminals in Brunsbuettel and Wilhelmshaven, has announced that it successfully sold three LNG slots for each of its Wilhelmshaven locations for the first quarter of this year.
The pipeline gas supply from Russia into central Europe ceased on January 1, so some countries affected are now relying on other supply routes and increased LNG deliveries.
In an email, the company stated that "On Monday, Dec. 23, Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH(DET) has marketed new capacity for the regasification liquefied gas (LNG) at its Wilhelmshaven terminal and Brunsbuettel for the months January, February, and March 2025."
The operator initially announced that Wilhelmshaven, on the German North Sea coast, would be idle for the first quarter but decided to offer capacity in the end.
DET is a fully-owned subsidiary by the German government. Both Wilhelmshaven (Floating Storage and Regasification Units) and Brunsbuettel (Floating Storage and Regasification Units, or FSRUs), were installed in order to compensate for the loss of Russian pipe supply to Germany after 2022.
The Russian gas transit through Ukraine, which supplied certain eastern European countries, ended on Jan. 1, this year. The flow of Russian gas via Germany has increased, and the controversial German fee for cross-border points was scrapped.
DET announced that the capacity for the rest of 2025 would be available in late January or February. The exact dates have yet to be determined. Nora Buli, Nina Chestney and Nina Buli contributed to the reporting.
(source: Reuters)
