TCP flowlines transport gas from North Sea FSRU to German mainland
June 20, 2025
First gas exported from the Excelsior FSRU offshore northern Germany has flowed through Strohm’s thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) system at the Wilhelmshaven 2 Green Gas terminal.
There has been a shift toward more agile and decentralized LNG logistics, where FSRUs are positioned as a critical component of modern energy infrastructure.
First gas exported from the Excelsior FSRU offshore northern Germany has flowed through Strohm’s thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) system at the Wilhelmshaven 2 Green Gas terminal.
It represents the first flow of gas to Europe via the new subsea pipeline infrastructure. Strohm supplied more than 11 km of the corrosion-resistant TCP to support the terminal’s subsea infrastructure.
In its initial phase, the terminal will be used to import LNG using the TCP, with the pipe later repurposed to handle liquid CO2 transport.
TES, ENGIE and DET Deutsche Energy Terminal jointly developed the terminal. Its island jetty is about 1.5 km in what is said to be one of Europe’s strongest currents. For ecological reasons, the power cables and gas pipelines are laid on the seafloor and connected to a head station on land.
Gas is transported to shore using ECOnnect Energy’s IQuay F-Class system, with what is claimed to be the first application of ultrasound to prevent fouling in an FSRU seawater system.
Strohm provided six 7.4-inch flowlines, each about 2 km long, and qualified for transfer of natural gas and prepared for CO2.
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