Stade LNG Terminal
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Stade LNG Terminal, also known as Hanseatic Energy Hub terminal and HEH LNG Terminal in Stade, is an in-construction LNG import terminal in Germany.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Stade LNG Terminal | Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany[1] | 53.648729, 9.505076 (exact) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade LNG Terminal | import[2] | construction[3] | 9.78 mtpa | 9.78 mtpa | False | Stade FSRU[4][5] |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stade LNG Terminal | import[2] | US$1,090,000,000 (1,000,000,000 EUR) | US$1,090,000,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade LNG Terminal | import[2] | construction[3] | 2019[6] | 2024 (FID)[7][8] | 2024[3] | 2027[9][10][10] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade LNG Terminal | import[2] | construction[3] | Hanseatic Energy Hub [100%][11][12][13] | Enagás SA [15.0%]; Buss Group; Partners Group; The Dow Chemical Company | Enagás[14] |
Background
The terminal is being pushed by Dow Chemical, which wants to see the project built on its factory site and is looking for ways of enabling LNG imports as soon as possible. The terminal is expected to import fracked gas from the United States, making the climate impacts of this project all the more consequential.[15] The investment cost was estimated in 2018 to be US$567 million.[16] The facility is intended to be longer-term replacement for the interim onshore Stade FSRU.[17][18]
In December 2020, Hanseatic Energy Hub (HEH), the project developer, launched the non-binding phase of an open season to gauge market interest in the facility. A binding phase for capacity bids is expected to be launched at the end of Q1 2021, with commercial operations set to start in 2026.[19] The terminal capacity was originally planned to be 4 bcm/y. As of March 2022, HEH stated the planned regasification capacity is 12 bcm/y.[20]
In February 2021, HEH announced that the non-binding phase of its open season confirmed market interest from global players that supported the "full planned capacity" of the facility. According to HEH Managing Director Manfred Schubert, "The bids and volume requests we received confirm our proposal to base the development on 12 Bcm/year capacity." HEH said it would be working closely with potential customers to finalise the detailed commercial offering and 'terminal user agreement' before launching the binding phase of the open season in the second quarter of 2021.[21]
In March 2021, it was announced that the Belgian gas infrastructure company Fluxys was joining the project as an 'industrial partner'. The agreement between HEH and Fluxys is to be confirmed following a merger clearance procedure with the competent authorities. HEH said it planned with Fluxys to jointly build a "near-zero carbon footprint" LNG terminal using excess heat from local industry for the regasification process.[22]
A strategic partnership, with a view to future shipments of LNG from Canada to Europe, was announced in June 2021 between HEH and GNL Québec, the owners of the then proposed Energie Saguenay LNG Terminal in Quebec, Canada.[23] The Energie Saguenay LNG Terminal project was effectively cancelled in July 2021 when Quebec's provincial government rejected the project, citing that developers had failed to prove that it would cut global greenhouse gas emissions.[24]
In November 2021, HEH announced that it was planning to launch the binding phase of its capacity booking process before the end of the year and to have binding bids submitted in January. Launching the binding phase was subject to approval of allocation rules from Bundesnetzagentur, Germany's energy regulator.[25]
In January 2022, citing gas market turbulence and volatility, HEH announced that it was delaying the binding phase of its capacity booking process until summer 2022. A company director said that discussions around the future political framework conditions for gas infrastructure in the EU and Germany were also a factor behind the decision to delay.[26] As a result, a final investment decision for the project, set for the first quarter of 2023, may also be delayed.[27]
Project momentum boosted by gas crisis
In March 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and subsequently announced intentions from the federal government to rapidly reduce Germany's dependence on Russian gas imports, the Stade LNG terminal's prospects for being developed were enhanced, though not as noticeably as those of the Brunsbüttel LNG Terminal and the Wilhelmshaven FSRU Terminal which the German state has formally fast-tracked for development.[28] The lack of explicit state backing would indicate that the Stade project will rely on private financing if it's to move forward. An HEH executive suggested that, because of these changed circumstances, a request for a building permit would be made to the authorities in Stade within weeks.[29] It was also reported that HEH had commenced an expression of interest process running from March 21 to April 8, with international market participants invited to express their interest in booking long-term capacity in the Stade terminal from 2026.[30] On March 29, 2022, Stade city council granted "early municipal approval" for the proposed terminal.[31] EnBW, Germany's third biggest energy company, signed a memorandum of understanding with HEH to buy 3 bcm/y from the planned Stade terminal.[32]
Ownership
In April 2022, Dow Chemical became a shareholder of the project, joining the existing consortium comprising Fluxys, Partners Group and Buss Group. Under the partnership, Dow is to contribute the land for constructing the terminal as well as infrastructure services.[33] On April 11, HEH submitted its formal application for the LNG terminal and port in Stade.[34] HEH also awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to a consortium led by Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas.[35] In May 2023, Fluxys sold its ownership stake in HEH, and in June, Spain's Enagas agreed to buy a 10% stake in HEH.[36][37]
Construction and Commissioning
According to the July 2023 GIIGNL report, preparatory works for the construction of the facility have begun. Construction of a jetty began in January 2023, which will allow the under-construction Stade FSRU to import LNG.[38] In March 2024, HEH announced that it had taken a positive FID on the project, with the project set to be commissioned in 2027. The sponsor said its plan was for the terminal to import ammonia and hydrogen one day after serving as an LNG import terminal.[39] In June 2024, construction of the facility began.[40]
In June 2026, it was reported that the land-based terminal was expected to come onstream in 2029.[41]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2%B039'08.9%22N+9%C2%B030'37.4%22E/@53.652459,9.5078071,684m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d53.652459!4d9.510382?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcyMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.zim.de/Redaktion/DE/Downloads/F/faqs-lng-terminal-mukran.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=4.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://eurasianventures.com/liquefied-natural-gas-in-germany/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.hanseatic-energy-hub.de/en/news/detail/gruenes-licht-fuer-deutschlands-erstes-landbasiertes-terminal-fuer-verfluessigte-gase-in-stade/.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/coal/030321-belgiums-fluxys-to-join-hehs-stade-lng-import-terminal-project-in-germany.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://giignl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GIIGNL-2023-Annual-Report-July20.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://lngprime.com/contracts-and-tenders/spains-enagas-buys-stake-in-germanys-heh/83007/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.fluxys.com/en/news/fluxys-group/2023/230605_news_fluxys_heh_sale.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.hanseatic-energy-hub.de/en/news/detail/dow-becomes-shareholder-at-stade-lng-terminal/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.enagas.es/en/press-room/news-room/press-releases/fid-stade-lng-alemania/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Germany, Food and Water Europe, accessed December 4, 2019
- ↑ Liquefied Natural Gas In Germany Eurasian Ventures, updated Oct. 15, 2019 (accessed Jan. 11, 2020)
- ↑ Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimschutz (Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany). Informationen zum FSRU-Standort Mukran. July 12, 2023.
- ↑ "At all costs. Germany shifts to LNG". OSW Centre for Eastern Studies. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ↑ German Stade LNG developer launches non-binding import capacity open season, S&P Global, Dec. 9, 2020
- ↑ Altered market situation: Hanseatic Energy Hub (HEH) in Stade launches Expression of Interest Process for LNG capacity bookings, Hanseatic Energy Hub press release, Mar. 21, 2022
- ↑ Stuart Elliott, Interest in Germany's Stade LNG plant supports 'full planned capacity': developer, S&P Global, Feb. 22, 2021
- ↑ Stuart Elliott, Belgium's Fluxys to join HEH's Stade LNG import terminal project in Germany, S&P Global, Mar. 3, 2021
- ↑ Wright, Anthony (2021-06-04). "Low-carbon supply chain for LNG from Canada to Germany announced". gasworld. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08.
- ↑ Gordon Jaremko, Quebec Quashes Energie Saguenay LNG Terminal on Environmental Grounds, Natural Gas Intel, Jul. 22, 2021
- ↑ Stuart Elliott, Germany's HEH eyes binding bids for Stade LNG import capacity in January, S&P Global, Nov. 16, 2021
- ↑ Stuart Elliott, Germany's HEH delays binding open season for Stade LNG import terminal, S&P Global, Jan. 13, 2022
- ↑ Vanessa Dezem and Anna Shiryaevskaya, German Natural Gas Import Terminal Delayed by Market Volatility, Bloomberg, Jan. 12, 2022
- ↑ Stuart Elliott, Germany to push ahead with two LNG terminals to reduce Russian gas dependence: Scholz, S&P Global, Feb. 27, 2022
- ↑ Insa Wrede, Does Germany really need LNG terminals?, Deutsche Welle, Mar. 3, 2022
- ↑ Germany’s Hanseatic pushes ahead with Stade LNG import terminal plans, LNG Prime, Mar. 22, 2022
- ↑ Germany’s HEH gets local government backing for Stade LNG import terminal, LNG Prime, Mar. 29, 2022
- ↑ Vera Eckert,Germany's EnBW to buy 3 bcm of LNG from planned Stade terminal, Reuters, Mar. 31, 2022
- ↑ Dow becomes shareholder at Stade LNG terminal, Hanseatic Energy Hub press release, Apr. 11, 2022
- ↑ Hanseatic Energy Hub: Application documents submitted for LNG terminal and port in Stade, Hanseatic Energy Hub press release, Apr. 11, 2022
- ↑ LNG Prime Staff (2023-04-18). "Germany's Hanseatic awards EPC deal for Stade LNG import terminal". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ "Fluxys sells its stake in Hanseatic Energy Hub (HEH)". www.fluxys.com. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ↑ LNG Prime Staff (2023-06-02). "Spain's Enagas buys stake in Germany's HEH". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ GIIGNL. The LNG Industry: GIIGNL Annual Report 2023. July 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Green light given for Germany's first land-based terminal for liquefied gases in Stade". www.hanseatic-energy-hub.de. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ↑ "Construction starts in Stade: Strong signal for Europe's security of supply". www.hanseatic-energy-hub.de. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ↑ "Germany Energy Industry LNG and Hydrogen". www.trade.gov. 2026-06-08. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
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