Energos-Force

The commissioning of the LNG terminal in Stade continues to be delayed with the "Energos Force" chartered by the German government, having set course on June 24, 2025, en route to Gibraltar with an ETA as of July 1. Over the past few months, it has been waiting off Skagen, waiting to enter Stade. Nevertheless, there were initial signs that the two parties to the conflict are slowly moving closer together. The differences between the federally owned Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) GmbH and the project developer Hanseatic Energy Hub GmbH (HEH) are about the construction of the superstructure. This jetty ensures that the cryogenic liquefied natural gas regasified from the ship can be transferred to land and distributed to the gas grids there. The superstructure could go into operation by the start of the heating season, as iit had previously been confirmed by the responsible approval authorities. First signs of rapprochement The DET has not yet considered the facilities to be operational. HEH has apparently also determined that the technical work on the superstructure facilities and the documentation to be handed over for the safe operation of the superstructure facilities in compliance with German and international safety standards are still outstanding. The plant could be put into operation once the outstanding issues named by Uniper have been resolved. The DET was currently "intensively examining a sub-charter of the 'Energos Force'. The ship would generate considerable costs even without active use, and subchartering would reduce the costs for the federal government. The sub-chartering must not impair the possibilities for a timely commissioning of the site, which are also currently being examined.

The ''Energos Force' moored in the Stade industrial port, en route from Rotterdam, on the morning of March 15, 2024. A large contingent of police accompanied the ship on the Elbe. There was a protest with two inflatable boats. The four inmates expressed their protest” against the LNG terminal. The police picked up those involved a little later in the port of Kollmar. The "Energos Force" did not yet have any gas on board. According to the operator Deutsche Energie Terminal-Gesellschaft (DET), a test phase for the floating LNG terminal was initially underway. The terminal is then expected to supply gas to five million households per year. The "Energos Force" is the third of four ships chartered by the federal government to handle LNG tankers in the North Sea area in Stade, Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbüttel. The arrival was regarded as an important milestone in the district for security of supply and stabilization of gas prices in Germany and Europe. The district is also strengthening its position as an industrial and chemical location. The construction of the pier in Stade is considered the largest water-side construction project in Germany's ports. In addition to the floating terminal, the construction of an LNG terminal is planned in Stade and scheduled to be completed in 2027. Report with audio: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/lueneburg_heide_unterelbe/Protest-begleitet-Ankunft-von-neuem-LNG-Terminal-in-Stade,energosforce100.html