LNG terminal in Eemshaven handled 92 ships for Czechia, delivering 14 months' worth of gas

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, which has been operating since September 2022, handled a total of 92 ships carrying gas destined for Czechia during its first four years of operation. The ships brought a total of 8.2 billion cubic metres of gas, equivalent to around 14 months of gas consumption in Czechia and more than four years' consumption by all Czech households. Imports have continued at the same pace as last year, despite the crisis in the Middle East. Energy company ČEZ informed the Czech News Agency (ČTK). According to the company, the deliveries contained no Russian gas, with most of the ships coming from the US.

Eemshaven was the first LNG terminal to open in Europe since the start of the war in Ukraine, with the first ship arriving in September 2022. The facility can process eight billion cubic metres of gas a year, of which up to three billion can be sent to Czechia. In addition to ČEZ, other well-known energy companies have booked capacity at the terminal: British-Dutch Shell and France's Engie.

So far this year alone, 20 ships chartered by ČEZ have arrived at the Dutch terminal, carrying a total of 1.8 billion cubic metres of gas.