Abu Dhabi firm ADNOC delivers Middle East’s first LNG cargo to Germany

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) delivered its first-ever Middle East liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from Abu Dhabi to Germany, the company announced on Wednesday.

Around 137,000 cubic meters of LNG produced by ADNOC Gas at Das Island in Abu Dhabi ‘successfully arrived’ at the Elbehafen floating LNG terminal in Brunsbuttel in Germany, ADNOC said.

‘An important milestone in developing Germany’s domestic LNG supply infrastructure,’ the LNG cargo is sufficient to produce approximately 900 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, enough to supply approximately a quarter of a million German homes for a year.

The landmark cargo follows the inaugural ammonia shipment in October last year.

‘The global demand for energy is increasing, and as we build on the strong economic, energy security and climate action ties between our two nations, ADNOC Gas stands ready to provide further shipments of this key transition fuel to our partner, RWE and German industry,’ Ahmed Alebri, acting CEO of ADNOC Gas, was quoted as saying in the statement.

‘After the arrival of the floating terminal in mid-January, the first LNG delivery from the Middle East is the next important step,’ said Andree Stracke, chief executive officer of RWE Supply and Trading.

The move came after the two companies signed the UAE-Germany Energy Security and Industry Accelerator (ESIA) agreement in September last year.

As part of the agreement, ADNOC entered into an LNG supply deal with RWE, with additional cargos reserved exclusively for German customers in 2023.

• Liquefied natural gas