Tag: Fracking
BASF sichert sich Flüssiggas aus den USA
New York Der deutsche Chemie-Konzern BASF hat sich Flüssiggaslieferungen von dem Energiekonzern Cheniere aus den USA gesichert. Damit wird BASF in Zukunft eine Alternative zum russischen Gas haben. Ab 2026…
LNG terminals for German gas imports have so far been of secondary importance
LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven Most liquefied natural gas came to Germany via Wilhelmshaven. Around 21.8 terawatt hours of gas were fed in there from the beginning of January to the…
The chemical industry fears that production will migrate
Dusseldorf Evonik boss Christian Kullmann is currently being courted by politicians who want to attract investments from the Essen-based chemical company to their country. “I experience that in the USA,…
How US LNG exports to Europe have doubled
Sabine Pass, Houston “LNG” is written in large white letters on the 300 meter long blue tanker with its four thick white containers on the deck, which is slowly disappearing…
How US LNG exports to Europe have doubled
Sabine Pass, Houston “LNG” is written in large white letters on the 300 meter long blue tanker with its four thick white containers on the deck, which is slowly disappearing…
The LNG boom is revitalizing the US Gulf Coast
Sabine Pass, Houston “LNG” is written in large white letters on the 300 meter long blue tanker with its four thick white containers on the deck, which is slowly disappearing…
Habeck wants to promote heating exchange with billions
Robert Habeck “Climate neutrality must not become a social problem.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to accompany the increased switch to climate-friendly heating systems from 2024 with…
Habeck wants to promote heating exchange with billions
Robert Habeck The Economics Minister wants to support low-income households in particular when replacing the heating system. (Photo: IMAGO/Bernd Elmenthaler) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to accompany the…
Germany cannot outsource everything
Demonstration against natural gas production method fracking There is immense resistance to almost everything in Germany. Not only against fossil energies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Fracking gas from the USA, nuclear…
Climate saver or environmental sin? This is how LNG affects the German CO2 balance
Dusseldorf Germany is increasingly covering its natural gas needs with liquefied natural gas. According to the market research company Icis, Germany imported around 485,000 gigawatt hours of natural gas from…
Gas imports are a pan-European issue
First LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven It falls short of simply planning just enough import capacity to exactly replace the pipelines that previously brought gas from Russia to Germany. The energy…
Run on LNG tankers – shipowners compete for capacities
Athens Russia’s war against Ukraine has sharply increased the demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) – and with it the need for corresponding transport ships. But the few shipyards that…
The best anti-corruption program is to move away from oil and gas
Europe column Every week, Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU, alternating…
Dependence on Russia would have been avoidable
Floating LNG special ship “Hoegh Esperanza” in Wilhelmshaven Building an LNG terminal for Germany would have been possible much earlier. (Photo: Reuters) In view of Germany’s first LNG terminal, top…
LNG terminal opened in Wilhelmshaven
Floating LNG special ship “Hoegh Esperanza” in Wilhelmshaven Building an LNG terminal for Germany would have been possible much earlier. (Photo: Reuters) In view of Germany’s first LNG terminal, top…
Germany opens its first own LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven The federal government could hardly have chosen a more suitable day to inaugurate Germany’s first LNG terminal. When Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the new terminal on Saturday, an…
Qatar surprisingly announces gas deal with Germany
Dusseldorf, Berlin Qatar is now supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany. Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sharida al-Kaabie announced this in Doha on Tuesday. The LNG is to be sold…
Qatar surprisingly announces gas deal with Germany
Dusseldorf, Berlin Qatar is now supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany. Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sharida al-Kaabie announced this in Doha on Tuesday. The LNG is to be sold…
Qatar surprisingly announces gas deal with Germany
Qatari LNG tanker in China From 2026, Qatari LNG is to be delivered to Germany. (Photo: imago images/VCG) Dusseldorf, Berlin Qatar is now supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany.…
Qatar surprisingly announces gas deal with Germany
Qatari LNG tanker in China From 2026, Qatari LNG is to be delivered to Germany. (Photo: imago images/VCG) Doha, Berlin Qatar is now supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany.…