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The floating storage and regasification unit Hoegh Esperanza arrived at Germany's first LNG terminal in mid-December 2022, marking another pivot away from the country's reliance on Russian natural gas imports and confirming the global trend of LNG as intermediary energy fuel. The new terminal is one of five new floating LNG terminals in Germany that have been commissioned in 2022 and will come online in 2023. Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke of the new "Deutschland Tempo," with which new energy security projects will be built to cover one-third of the country's gas usage. It is not only Germany that seeks out LNG for its energy supply. According to data provider Statista, "In total, there are 29 operational LNG terminals and an additional 33 LNG import terminal projects under construction or in the planning stage in Europe." Overall, "European countries plan to double the bloc's LNG import terminal capacity in response to Russian gas supply disruptions," research from NGO Global Energy Monitor (GEM) shows, criticizing the continued reliance on fossil fuels. Outside of Europe, Asia is set to take on the majority of LNG terminal developments. "About 65% of new developments globally, and enough to theoretically absorb the entire global LNG trade of 2021," according to GEM. |