With the terminal in the northern port city of Wilhelmshaven, Germany will have access for the first time in history to a floating LNG factory, which should help the country become less dependent on Russian natural gas. The complex is still under construction.
In Europe, the vigilance of critical energy infrastructures was intensified following the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines, following several explosions that occurred simultaneously on both pipelines.
Gas deliveries
Even before the explosions, Russia had stopped supplying gas to Germany through pipelines, formally because the Russian company Gazprom is grappling with maintenance due to Western sanctions. European leaders widely see the shutdown of the gas tap as a blackmail tool that the Kremlin uses for its support of Ukraine.
