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Uniper and Mitsui sign agreement for Wilhelmshaven FSRU project

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Uniper SE and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. have reached an agreement to continue and intensify their efforts to implement a FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) at Uniper’s site in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

The FSRU has a planned send-out capacity of 10 billion m3 per year and a LNG storage capacity of 263 000 m3. The facility could be in operation as early as 2H22. The project benefits from the existing site in Wilhelmshaven where required infrastructure is already in place. Wilhelmshaven is the only deep-water port in Germany and can be reached without any tidal constraints. In addition, Wilhelmshaven is closely located to the existing pipeline and gas storage infrastructure.

In the project, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has intention to own, operate and finance the FSRU. Uniper as project developer will continue to work closely with the relevant authorities to receive the permits for the operation of the facility and to gather interest for regasification capacity from additional market participants.

Keith Martin, Chief Commercial Officer of Uniper SE, stated: “We are glad that we were able to get such an experienced partner as Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on board for the development of Germany’s first LNG terminal. Our partnership with MOL combined with the FSRU technology as well as Wilhelmshaven’s uniqueness in Germany, provide the fastest and most economical way to realise LNG imports directly into Germany. This will also be to the benefit of the end-customers.”

Takeshi Hashimoto, Senior Managing Executive Officer of MOL, stated: “We continue to support Uniper through our existing strong relationship and cooperation to secure Germany’s first LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven.”

A LNG terminal in Germany, especially with the planed large regasification capacity in Wilhelmshaven, would decisively strengthen the security of gas supply in Germany and increase competition to the benefit of end customers. This is because it enables large quantities of gas to be procured from the global LNG market and therefore serves to diversify gas supplies, which is also being pursued at the political level in Germany and Europe.

In addition to the agreement in respect of the FSRU Wilhelmshaven, Uniper and MOL entered into a binding transportation agreement. Under the agreement MOL will provide Uniper with shipping capacity equivalent to a 180 000 m3 LNG carrier. The agreement will commence in December 2020. Uniper intends to use the additional shipping capacity to optimise LNG volumes sourced from Freeport LNG in the US, and to further leverage its expanding LNG trading activities. Already in 2015, Uniper contracted approximately 0.9 million tpy of US LNG exports. The supply contract has a duration of 20 years.

Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/17122018/uniper-and-mitsui-sign-agreement-for-wilhelmshaven-fsru-project/

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