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German LNG Capacity Years Away from Replacing Russian Flows

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Germany is still years from substituting Russian pipeline gas imports with LNG capacity based on estimates by the country’s Economy Ministry.

  • It will take until 2026 for Germany to install 56 billion cubic meters of domestic LNG import capacity, about the same it imported by pipe from Russia in 2021, the Economy Ministry said.
  • Germany has managed to reduce its reliance on Russia by cutting overall consumption, importing LNG via neighboring European countries and increasing pipeline deliveries from Norway and the Netherlands.

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