The first of five ships that will act as floating terminals for importing liquefied natural gas into Germany made its way there on Wednesday off the port of Mukran in the Baltic Sea.
Germany has rushed to acquire substitute gas sources to replace Russian supplies, on which the nation has long relied, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On December 1, the nearby Lubmin Neptune, which is 280 meters (918 feet) long, is scheduled to start operating.
Later this year, comparable “floating storage and regasification units” are anticipated at the North Sea ports of Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuettel.
Germany’s energy security “looks assured for winter” because of other steps the government has taken, such as restarting idle coal and oil-fired power facilities and extending the lifespan of its three surviving nuclear reactors, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday.
