LNG Chain

Import terminal · Lower Saxony, Germany

Wilhelmshaven FSRU

Wilhelmshaven FSRU is an operating LNG import terminal (floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)) in Lower Saxony, Germany. The tracker lists 2 tracked units with 5.7 Mtpa operating, 2.6 Mtpa proposed, the earliest starting in 2023. Ownership is not reported.

Operating

5.7 Mtpa

7.75 bcm/y · 1 unit

Under construction

no units under construction

Proposed

2.6 Mtpa

3.54 bcm/y · 1 unit

At a glance

Country
Germany
State / province
Lower Saxony
Region
Not reported
Import / export
Import
Onshore / floating
FSRU
Status (rolled up)
Operating
Trains / phases tracked
2
Earliest start year
2023
Latest start year
2023
Coordinates
53.6416° N, 8.1114° E
GEM terminal ID
T100000130458
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 reportedOperating5.77.752023Not reportedNot reported
Unit Ammonia Import TerminalProposed2.63.54Not reportedNot reported

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Operating15.77.75
Proposed12.63.54

Owners and operators

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

Location

Wilhelmshaven FSRU at 53.6416° N, 8.1114° E, with 4 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates
53.6416° N, 8.1114° 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
Wilhelmshaven LNG Terminal PipelineOperating28 km10 bcm/y7.2 kmroute proximity
Bunde-Etzel Gas PipelineOperating60 km39.4 bcm/y14.8 kmroute proximity
NETRA Gas PipelineOperating408 km21.4 bcm/y14.8 kmroute proximity
Etzel-Wardenburg-Drohne Gas PipelineUnder construction60 km22.7 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 Wilhelmshaven FSRU?
Wilhelmshaven FSRU is an LNG import terminal in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is made up of 2 tracked trains and phases.
Is Wilhelmshaven FSRU operating?
Wilhelmshaven FSRU is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2023.
How much LNG can Wilhelmshaven FSRU handle?
Wilhelmshaven FSRU has 5.7 Mtpa operating, 2.6 Mtpa proposed, equivalent to 7.75 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Wilhelmshaven FSRU?
Ownership of Wilhelmshaven FSRU is not reported in the current tracker release. It is operated by Deutsche Energy Terminal and Höegh Evi, which is a different thing: the operator runs the facility and need not hold any share of it.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Wilhelmshaven FSRU pass?
Cargoes from Wilhelmshaven 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 Wilhelmshaven FSRU?
4 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Wilhelmshaven FSRU. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.