German Baltic Sea LNG Terminal Starts Trial Operations

SEATTLE (Oil Monster): Germany’s floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the port of Mukran has commenced trial operations, reported terminal operator Duetsche ReGas. Energos Power- the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), carrying liquid gas from Norway, has moored at the terminal.

According to Duetsche ReGas, the trial follows the approval from authorities so as to ensure earliest commencement of full operations. The trial run will test all land and ship systems. The test will initially ratify pilot operations and commission operations of all equipment at a later stage.

Energos Power is just the first of two regasification vessels planned for the terminal. The second vessel, Neptune, will leave the port of Lubmin in spring and commence operations in Mukran during summer this year. The Neptune’s move to Ruegen would avoid shuttle service too account for shallow water near Lubmin.

Once fully operational, the Mukran energy terminal will have capacity to feed up to 13.5 bcm of natural gas into Germany’s long-distance gas pipeline network.

Commenting on the development, Stephan Knabe, Chairman of Supervisory Board of Duetsche ReGas said that it is now in a position to contribute big to the supply security of Germany and neigboring countries in Eastern Europe region.

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