According to the plan, one of the possible options for replacing Russian gas is the supply of LNG.
However, due to the shortage of LNG tankers, this plan is on the verge of failure.
“There are no LNG carriers in the German merchant fleet that can carry LNG over long distances.
In total, almost 500 LNG tankers are available worldwide, but demand from other regions is high,” said Martin Kröger from the Union of Shipowners.
He is quoted by TASS.
Expert from the Institute of German Economics Andreas Fischer noted that most of the tankers are already tied to long-term contracts.
“Minister Habek's LNG strategy has failed and will not replace the amount of gas we will need this winter for the foreseeable future,” Torsten Frei, a spokesman for the opposition Christian Democratic Union, concluded.
On June 9, Russian gas supplies via Nord Stream were reduced due to planned technical work.
According to Gazprom, the supply volumes were limited due to the untimely return of equipment from repair by Siemens.
After that, Gazprom announced that it was stopping the operation of another gas turbine engine of the German concern Siemens at the Portovaya CS.
Habeck said Germany could experience rolling power outages to utilities due to gas shortages.