German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will sign liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts during his visit to the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reports.
"The gas offering is slowly broadening. The government is permanently in talks with many countries," Economy Minister Robert Habeck said, pointing to his own trip to Qatar and the UAE in March.
Sources told Reuters in May that LNG talks between Germany and Qatar were fraught with disagreements over key terms, including the length of any contract.
Germany is buying LNG terminals as part of its efforts to diversify from Russian gas.
"We must show that in times like these, we can plan, authorise and build faster than is usually the case in Germany," Habeck said of the construction drive, adding that LNG projects in Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuettel were examples of this.
"There is a good, realistic chance ... that the two FSRU vessels there will be able to feed into the German gas network from the turn of the year," he said.
