Germany

Germany on Wednesday triggered the first level of its emergency plan for natural gas as Russia continues with mixed messaging about whether it could require payment in rubles for deliveries to Europe. Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action took a precautionary step and initiated the first early warning level of its emergency…

Shell plc has committed to taking a large portion of import capacity for the future liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal planned by German LNG Terminal GmbH, a facility buoyed by support from the government. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which does not set out final terms, the amount of LNG to be contracted by…

German utility Uniper SE is accelerating plans to procure more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Gate import terminal in the Netherlands.  Starting in October, Uniper said it would increase its capacity rights by 1 billion cubic meters (Bcm) per year for the next three years at the terminal, a key entry point for LNG…

Germany’s new coalition government may revisit proposals to diversify the country’s natural gas supply and reduce its reliance on Russian imports.   However, the new coalition government which came into office in December, has not publicly supported any plans. Stakeholders in two of three previously proposed LNG projects for the country told NGI that they expect…

Global energy trading giant Vitol Group is extending its reach in the liquefied natural gas (LNG)-for-transport market with the acquisition of a majority stake in a German supplier. Vitol said Tuesday it had purchased a share in Liquind GmbH, which has a network of 15 filling stations serving the trucking industry in Germany, for an…

An affiliate of German power company Uniper SE said it has successfully completed tests to move liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail in specialized tank cars, bringing the mode of transporting the fuel one step closer to wider use across the world. Rail logistics company Vtg AG carried out initial trials on behalf of Uniper’s…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. has agreed for the first time to supply gas utility Hokkaido Gas Co. Ltd. with carbon-neutral LNG. The 64,000 million metric ton cargo is set to arrive later this month. The shipment will be offset with emissions credits and delivered…

Denmark’s Energy Agency (DEA) has approved the Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 consortium to lay its natural gas pipeline on the Danish continental shelf southeast of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, the last remaining hurdle for the controversial project to reach completion.

Perth-based Woodside Petroleum Ltd. signaled Wednesday that it will give no ground on taking its Australian natural gas resources to global markets after securing a supply deal with a top German power generator.