Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal

It had been in the planning stages since the mid-2010s, and in 2022 gained rapid regulatory authority approval for construction following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the global natural gas supply crisis.

[5] Three days after the start of the Russian invasion on 24 February, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Germany would build two LNG terminals quickly, one at Brunsbüttel and another at Wilhelmshaven.

[10] By mid-September 2022, the German government was continuing to estimate as good the probability of getting the first two of the floating terminals into operation by late December.

The shipment of US natural gas had been loaded at the Venture Global LNG terminal at Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana.

The unit will dock at a jetty built in 1982, and will turn liquid back into gas at a high rate, requiring about 10 hours per tanker load.