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Import terminal · Hamburg, Germany

Brunsbüttel FSRU

Brunsbüttel FSRU is an operating LNG import terminal (floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)) in Hamburg, Germany. The tracker lists 3 tracked units with 3.8 Mtpa operating, 2.3 Mtpa proposed, the earliest starting in 2023. Ownership is not reported.

Operating

3.8 Mtpa

5.17 bcm/y · 1 unit

Under construction

no units under construction

Proposed

2.3 Mtpa

3.13 bcm/y · 2 units

At a glance

Country
Germany
State / province
Hamburg
Region
Not reported
Import / export
Import
Onshore / floating
FSRU
Status (rolled up)
Operating
Trains / phases tracked
3
Earliest start year
2023
Latest start year
2023
Coordinates
53.8873° N, 9.1710° E
GEM terminal ID
T100000130460
GEM wiki page
gem.wiki

Trains and phases

Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.

UnitStatusCapacity (Mtpa)Capacity (bcm/y)StartProposedFIDOwner (as reported)
Not reportedOperating3.85.172023Not reportedNot reported
Unit Ammonia Import Terminal Phase 1Proposed0.30.41Not reportedNot reported
Unit Ammonia Import Terminal Phase 2Proposed22.72Not reportedNot reported

Some units are reported by GEM in bcm/y; Mtpa is derived at 1 Mtpa = 1.36 bcm/y.

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Operating13.85.17
Proposed22.33.13

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Location

Brunsbüttel FSRU at 53.8873° N, 9.1710° E, with 1 tracked gas pipeline passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates
53.8873° N, 9.1710° E
Coordinate accuracy (GEM)
exact
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Connected gas pipelines

Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

PipelineStatusLengthCapacityDistanceMatched by
Brunsbüttel LNG PipelinesOperating55 km3.9 kmroute proximity

Supplied via

Chokepoints that cargoes arriving at this terminal typically cross, based on where its region is supplied from.

  • Strait of Gibraltar
  • Suez Canal
  • Bab el-Mandeb
  • Danish Straits

Atlantic-basin supply from the United States crosses no chokepoint, which is why the European exposure figure is lower than it looks.

Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, or take the machine-readable exposure feed. Links to the Chokepoints site are inactive until its domain is set in the environment.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where is Brunsbüttel FSRU?
Brunsbüttel FSRU is an LNG import terminal in Hamburg, Germany. It is made up of 3 tracked trains and phases.
Is Brunsbüttel FSRU operating?
Brunsbüttel FSRU is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2023.
How much LNG can Brunsbüttel FSRU handle?
Brunsbüttel FSRU has 3.8 Mtpa operating, 2.3 Mtpa proposed, equivalent to 5.17 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Brunsbüttel FSRU?
Ownership of Brunsbüttel FSRU is not reported in the current tracker release. It is operated by Deutsche Energy Terminal, Höegh Evi and 1 other, which is a different thing: the operator runs the facility and need not hold any share of it.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Brunsbüttel FSRU pass?
Cargoes from Brunsbüttel FSRU would normally pass Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb and Danish Straits. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.
What pipelines connect to Brunsbüttel FSRU?
1 tracked gas pipeline passes within 25 km of Brunsbüttel FSRU. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.