BRUNSBÜTTEL (dpa-AFX) - A floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is scheduled to arrive in Brunsbüttel on Friday (from 10:45 a.m.). This will be the third floating LNG terminal in Germany at the mouth of the Elbe River. The terminal ships have already moored in Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony and Lubmin in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. On the Lower Saxony side of the Elbe in Stade, work is just beginning.

To welcome the terminal ship "Höegh Gannet", Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens), Schleswig-Holstein's Minister President Daniel Günther (CDU), Energy Minister Tobias Goldschmidt (Greens), RWE CEO Markus Krebber, shipowner Morten Höegh and the Managing Director of Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH, Frank Schnabel.

The "Höegh Gannet" will initially receive liquefied gas in Brunsbüttel and convert it back to its gaseous state to transport it to the pipelines before the fixed terminal will be ready for operation. There, with the help of the special ship, 3.5 billion cubic meters of gas are to be fed into the network in the current year and 7.5 billion once a long connecting pipeline has been completed. The stationary terminal is scheduled for completion in 2026./moe/DP/nas