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an agreement, manifested in form of a carbon dioxide emissions by up to 25%, 2020 until July 31, 2020.
memorandum of understanding, to promote nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 30%, soot The company constantly announces and
the use of hydrogen produced from renewable particles by up to 60% and sulphur oxide updates the information regarding available
sources. In September 2018, both companies emissions by up to 100%. capacities of the LNG terminal at its website,
had already signed a long-term agreement for “We are proud to put the world’s first which are available for booking during the gas
a considerable part of the planned terminal’s LNG vehicle transporter of this size into year as well.
LNG import capacity. service. This is an important part of our KLAIPEDOS NAFTA, June 17, 2020
Rolf Brouwer, Managing Director of decarbonisation strategy,” emphasises Thomas
German LNG Terminal, emphasises: “RWE’s Zernechel, Head of Volkswagen Group
interest in jointly exploring the import of Logistics. By 2025, in accordance with the MIDDLE EAST
hydrogen in Brunsbüttel proves the strategic environmental mission statement “goTOzero”,
importance of the site and the project. the company aims to reduce its total net CO2 Iran’s foreign minister says
hydrogen produced from renewable energy emissions by 30%and be get CO2-neutral in
sources is in line with Germany’s goal to 2050.All transports - by water, road and rail - gas flows to Turkey will
become climate-neutral by 2050.” must be climate-friendly to achieve this. “We
Domestic production will not be able to have to take action now, because ships like the resume by end of June,
meet the anticipated future demand, posing LNG freighter SIEM CONFUCIUS and soon
the need for import of the climate friendly its sister ship SIEM ARISTOTLE will be in counterpart says nothing
fuel. LNG import terminals like Brunsbüttel service for many years,” says Zernechel.
can be combined with entry points for Like her sister ship, which is expected to Iranian gas exports to Turkey will resume
(liquid) hydrogen produced in other regions enter service this year, the technologically by the end of June, Iranian foreign minister
of the world where wind and solar energy are ultramodern SIEM CONFUCIUS, which Mohammad Javad Zarif said on June 15 at a
available at larger scale and lower cost than in is 200 metres long and 38 metres wide, has press conference in Istanbul held jointly with
Germany. Existing gas pipelines connected to 13 car decks and a capacity of 7,500 CEU his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
the LNG terminal are perfectly fit to distribute (Car Equivalent Units), which corresponds Zarif said that he had received assurances
hydrogen locally. to around 4,800 vehicles in the Volkswagen that repairs to the pipeline—closed since
Javier Moret, Global Head of LNG at Group model mix from passenger cars to light March 31 after an explosion said by Turkish
RWE Supply & Trading, explains: “We are commercial vehicles. The ships are powered officials to be the result of a sabotage attack
advocates of LNG. It can provide Germany by 12,600 kW dual-fuel marine engines by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) –
with clean and affordable energy today and with direct injection and exhaust gas after would be finished and that gas flows would be
at the same time contribute to reducing treatment from MAN Energy Solutions. In reinstated. Cavusoglu did not comment on the
emissions in the maritime and road transport eco-speed mode they travel at a speed of 16.5 pipeline.
sector as an alternative fuel. At the same knots (30.6 km/h). The two tanks in each The PKK has attacked the pipeline several
time we want to make sure we are prepared ship, each holding 1,800 cubic metres, are previous occasions, with subsequent repairs
for the next technological advancement. In sufficient to cover the entire distance with the then completed within a few days. The
the future hydrogen will play a key role as a fuel stowed in Europe. In addition to liquid, failure to repair the pipeline promptly on this
climate-neutral fuel in the energy mix. We deep-frozen natural gas, the car carriers could occasion has sparked speculation that Turkey
are prepared for this next step with the new also be operated with biogas or E-gas from is stalling repairs to pressure Iran to improve
agreement. Therefore we are happy to support regenerative sources. terms under which Turkey imports gas. State
German LNG Terminal’s initiative in this VOLKSWAGEN GROUP, June 16, 2020 gas importer Botas, meanwhile, has been
field.” importing cheap spot LNG cargoes in place of
RWE AND GERMAN LNG TERMINAL, June 18, Regarding allocation Iranian and Russian gas.
Turkey’s deputy energy minister Alparslan
2020 Bayraktar told a conference in Istanbul in
First overseas car freighter of liquefied natural gas February that Turkey planned to use the
terminal capacities
availability of cheap spot LNG to persuade its
with low-emission LNG Klaipedos Nafta hereby informs, that upon long-term gas suppliers to lower their prices,
S&P Global Platts reported.
propulsion in service for conclusion of respective agreement, capacities rejected Ankara’s claim that the explosion was
Ten days ago Iran’s NIGC said Tehran
of the LNG Terminal were allocated, under
Volkswagen Group the conditions indicated below: a force majeure event. The company said it
LNG regasification capacities: LNG
expected gas flow to be restarted on June 21 at
Premiere in Emden: For the first time, regasification capacities 949.191.600 kWh the earliest.
vehicles from Europe will be transported from (with reference conditions: natural gas upper Turkey imports gas from Iran under an
Europe to North and Central America on heating value – 11.90 kWh/nm3, LNG agreement signed in 1996 for up to 10 bcm/
a car freighter powered by liquefied natural expansion coefficient - 1:578 (m3 LNG/ year until July 2026. It commenced in 2001
gas (LNG). On Tuesday evening the SIEM nm3 natural gas), combustion/measurement and was later reduced to 9.6 bcm/year.
CONFUCIUS with more than 4,800 vehicles temperature - 25/0 °C, pressure – 1.01325
for North America leaves Emden for Veracruz bar).
in the Gulf of Mexico. The LNG drive reduces LNG regasification period: from July 5,

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