First LNG cargo arrives at Germany's terminal in Wilhelmshaven

Jan. 3, 2023
Uniper brought Germany's first full load of LNG to the new terminal in Wilhelmshaven. The Maria Energy LNG vessel was loaded at Venture Global LLC’s Calcasieu Pass liquefaction plant in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Uniper SE brought Germany's first full load of LNG to the new Uniper-operated, 7-8 billion cu m/year terminal in Wilhelmshaven (OGJ Online, Mar. 2, 2022). The Maria Energy LNG vessel, owned by Tsakos Energy Navigation, was loaded at Venture Global LLC’s 10-million tonne/year Calcasieu Pass liquefaction plant in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on Dec. 19, 2022.

The Maria Energy is fully charged with some 170,000 cu m of LNG, enough to supply energy to about 50,000 German homes for a year, Uniper said in a release Jan. 3.

The cargo is part of the commissioning process at the Wilhelmshaven terminal. Commercial operations are expected to start in mid-January 2023. Through the Höegh Esperanza floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), about 5 bcmy of natural gas can be offloaded in Germany.