Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU
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Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU is an operating LNG import terminal in Germany.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU | Wilhelmshaven, Germany[1] | 53.516667, 8.133333 (approximate) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU | import[2] | operating[3] | 3.31 mtpa[4] | 3.31 mtpa | True | Wilhelmshaven TES LNG Terminal[5] |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU | import[2] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU | import[2] | operating[3] | 2022[6] | – | 2023[7] | 2025[8][9][10][7][11][3] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU | import[2] | operating[3] | ENGIE SA; E.ON SE; Tree Energy Solutions[12][12][12] | E.ON SE; ENGIE SA; Tree Energy Solutions | KN Energies Deutschland[13][14] |
Table 6: Vessel ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Vessel | Vessel owners | Vessel operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU | import[2] | operating[3] | Excelsior[15] | Excelerate Energy[15] | KN Energies Deutschland[13][14] |
Background
Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU is a 5 bcm/y (3.675 mtpa) floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) proposed to be located in the port of Wilhelmshaven on Germany's North Sea coast.[16] It appears to have first been proposed in August 2022.[17] Excelerate Energy's FSRU Excelsior has been chartered for the project under a five-year contract signed with the German state, with the project to be developed by Tree Energy Solutions (TES), E.ON, and Engie. The consortium aims to have the FSRU operating in Autumn 2023. It is intended to be an interim facility to be replaced by the onshore Wilhelmshaven TES LNG Terminal.[16] According to a press statement from TES in October 2022, the FSRU will only operate at the Wilhelmshaven site until the onshore TES Wilhelmshaven LNG Terminal currently planned by TES goes into operation. Wilhelmshaven TES FSRU is the fifth FSRU-based facility backed by Germany's federal government in 2022 as part of ongoing efforts to address the European gas crisis.[18]
In March 2023, Excelerate Energy announced that it would seasonally deploy its Excelsior FSRU to Argentina's Bahía Blanca GasPort during the second quarter of 2023 before returning it to service at Wilhelmshaven during the third quarter.[19] In October 2023, LNG Prime reported that the FSRU was expected to launch in Q1 2024.[20] The same month, TES and Engie completed the shore-side connection pipeline for the project.[21] In January 2024, it was announced that KN Energies (formerly known as Klaipėdos nafta) would take over management of four state-owned German terminals operated by DET, including this facility.[13] As of November 2024, the facility was expected to launch in January 2025.[22]
In May 2025, the terminal received its commissioning cargo.[23] However, as of July, commercial operations were not set to start until the following month.[24] The terminal officially began commercial operations in August 2025.[25]
Ownership and Operations
Initially, Germany's E.ON, Belgium-based Tree Energy Solutions (TES), and a unit of France's Engie were selected by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) to develop and implement the FSRU project.[26] By January 2024, the operating entity is described as a two-party JV — E.ON is absent.[27] TES and Engie formed a joint venture ("FSRU Wilhelmshaven GmbH") that developed and built the terminal's marine infrastructure on DET's behalf — but this JV is a contracted developer/service provider, not the asset owner. FSRU Wilhelmshaven contracted Dutch company Van Oord to construct a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany.[27] Engie was responsible for the development and construction of the marine infrastructure that enabled the operation of the floating terminal, negotiated the charter agreement with Excelerate Energy on behalf of the German government, and continue to support DET with ship management.[28]
As of July 2026, DET operates the LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven. KN Energies has been awarded a contract for the technical operation and maintenance of the facilities. Gasfin is responsible for commercial management, including the coordination of LNG carriers. The shipping company Excelerate Energy performs the regasification onboard the Excelsior.[29]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://tes-h2.com/signing-of-chartering-contract-for-fifth-fsru/,TES.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.offshore-energy.biz/installation-jobs-for-germanys-wilhelmshaven-2-lng-terminal-go-to-norwegian-and-french-firms/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email,TES.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://lngprime.com/europe/germanys-det-launches-commercial-ops-at-second-wilhelmshaven-fsru/161623/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/DE/Downloads/Energie/20230303-lng-bericht.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2.
{{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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://tes-h2.com/tes-partners-with-e-on-and-engie-to-manage-the-5th-floating-storage-regasification-unit-of-germany/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://lngprime.com/europe/germanys-det-plans-to-launch-two-fsru-terminals-in-q1-2024/95228/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.offshore-energy.biz/installation-jobs-for-germanys-wilhelmshaven-2-lng-terminal-go-to-norwegian-and-french-firms/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (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/europe/germanys-det-expects-to-launch-two-fsru-terminals-in-january/133751/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://lngprime.com/europe/dets-second-wilhelmshaven-fsru-to-launch-commercial-ops-in-august/154882/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://tes-h2.com/signing-of-chartering-contract-for-fifth-fsru/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Lithuania's KN forms German LNG unit". LNG Prime. 2024-09-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://www.kn.lt/en/germany/8381.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://lngprime.com/europe/excelerate-seals-german-fsru-charter-deal/64743/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 "TES partners with E.ON, ENGIE to manage fifth FSRU of Germany | Offshore Magazine". www.offshore-mag.com. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "TES partners with E.ON and ENGIE to manage the 5th floating storage regasification unit of Germany". TES H2. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07.
- ↑ "FID nears for German LNG terminals | European Gas Hub". europeangashub.com. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Excelerate to deploy FSRU in Argentina before German job". LNG Prime. March 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Germany's DET plans to launch two FSRU terminals in Q1 2024". LNG Prime. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ GIIGNL. The LNG Industry: Annual GIIGNL Report. June 2024.
- ↑ "Germany's DET expects to launch two FSRU terminals in January". LNG Prime. 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2025-05-26). "DET's second Wilhelmshaven FSRU gets commissioning LNG cargo". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2025-06-20). "DET's second Wilhelmshaven FSRU to launch commercial ops in August". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2025-08-28). "Germany's DET launches commercial ops at second Wilhelmshaven FSRU". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ↑ "E.ON, TES, Engie to deploy Excelerate's FSRU in Germany". LNG Prime. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Van Oord secures contract to build FSRU jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany - Offshore Energy". www.offshore-energy.biz. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "TES Welcomes Arrival of Excelsior FSRU in Wilhelmshaven, Advancing Germany's Energy Security | TES H2". tes-h2.com. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Wilhelmshaven 2 - Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH". energy-terminal.de. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
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