energy crisis
After a visit to the Saudi crown prince: Germany receives liquid gas from the United Arab Emirates
Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit to the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud in Al-Salam Palace
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The Gulf States deliver liquid gas to Germany. The energy group RWE signed a contract for an initial delivery of almost 140,000 cubic meters on Saturday.
Germany receives liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United Arab Emirates as a substitute for the lack of energy supplies from Russia. During the visit of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the Gulf state, the Essen-based energy company RWE signed a contract for the first delivery of 137,000 cubic meters of LNG on Sunday. It is said to be the first delivery to arrive at the new LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel near Hamburg in December 2022. According to RWE, a memorandum on multi-year deliveries from 2023 has been signed.
For comparison: Before the war of aggression against Ukraine, gas with an energy volume of 1.7 million kilowatt hours flowed through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline on February 1 alone, according to the operator. The now agreed first delivery of 137,000 cubic meters of liquid gas for RWE by ship the United Arab Emirates corresponds to 1.37 million kilowatt hours.