The state finances with billions of euros the construction of infrastructures to wean itself off Russian imports.
Berlin
With its 294 meters in length, the LNG carrier Hoegh Hope docked on the quay of the German port of Wilhelmshaven, in the North Sea, with on board 170,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). For the first time, Germany can source LNG directly. Since Russia reduced its deliveries by pipeline, LNG imported by ship was transported by pipeline, in particular from France.
To mark the event, Chancellor Olaf Scholz will inaugurate this Saturday the floating terminal intended to return LNG fromEsperanza in the state of gas. From December 22, the latter will then be injected into the national gas pipeline network. The LNG is bought by Uniper, the nationalized company saved from bankruptcy which once got its supplies from the Russian giant Gazprom: quite a symbol.
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