EemsEnergyTerminal has entered an important new phase in determining whether the floating LNG terminal at the port of Eemshaven will be kept in operation for a longer period. Today, an Open Season was launched to gauge the interest of market parties in the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the near future. Such collaboration is essential for keeping the terminal operational after 2027. A final decision on this is expected at the end of this year.
In the summer of 2024, Gasunie and Vopak, each with a 50% stake in the EemsEnergyTerminal, together with the Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (formerly the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy), announced that they would look into the possibility of keeping the terminal in operation longer. The terminal was developed in September 2022 to increase energy security in the Netherlands and north-western Europe immediately following the loss of Russian gas supplies and was originally planned to run up to the end of 2027.