Tag: Nord Stream
Oil & Gas
The plot thickens again for Nord Stream sabotage
New developments and disclosures regarding the act of sabotage that blew up the Nord Stream pipelines from Russia to Germany nearly two years ago,...
Interviews
Tackling new threats to critical energy infrastructure
The explosions that targeted the Nord Stream pipelines from Russia to Germany in September 2022 and the suspected sabotage of Baltic-connector pipeline, which supplies...
Columns
After offshore gas pipe suspected sabotage, Finland switches to LNG
Finland has switched to liquified natural gas supplies to cover the country’s needs following a decision on October 8 to shut down the Balticconnector...
Columns
Erdogan & Putin’s plan to create a gas hub in Turkey is a purely anti-Western political ploy
The initiative would be a significant political move by Ankara and Moscow that directly challenges the West and its support for Ukraine.
Energy
After Ukraine invasion, Germany saying nyet to Russian energy
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put politics in the forefront in the pragmatic energy relationship between Germany and Russia, Munich Security Conference Vice President...
Belarus
What if gas stops flowing through Ukraine?
Russia continues to keep more than 100,000 troops on its long border with Ukraine and carry out military exercises in Belarus. The US has,...
Belgium
EU gas prices on fire, fear of Russia invading Ukraine hot button
Wholesale gas prices in the EU rose to record levels in the third quarter of 2021, influenced by global gas markets, according to the...
Energy
EU wants gas, nuclear energy classified green, sustainable
The European Commission proposed on December 31 that natural gas and nuclear energy be included in the so-called EU taxonomy as sustainable energy sources.According...
Energy
Gazing into the Energy Crystal Ball for 2022
The Covid pandemic and geopolitical issues are likely to be key issues for the energy prices in 2022.“What we have to have when we’re...
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EU mulls technical assistance to Moldova amid Russian gas shortage crisis
The European Union is looking for ways to help Moldova following a supply shortage of natural gas and the absence of a new energy...
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No waves here: US waives sanctions for Nord Stream 2, CEO too
The US Department of State submitted on May 19 a report to Congress pursuant to the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act (PEESA), as amended,...
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Commission not to stop Nord Stream 2 if pipeline complies with EU law
Despite calls from the European Parliament to stop the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, the project is subject to national law...
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Defying US sanctions, EU lawmakers, Russian ship lays Nord Stream 2 pipe in Danish Waters
Despite US sanctions and a European Parliament resolution, Russian pipe-laying ship Fortuna has started work in Danish waters ahead of the resumption of construction...
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US sanctions aim at stifling Nord Stream 2 gas line
Sanctions that could halt the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany have been reportedly included in the annual US...
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Polish fine against Gazprom over Nord Stream 2 unlikely to ever be paid
Poland anti-monopoly watchdog has fined Russian gas giant Gazprom $7.6 billion over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is unlikely to ever be...
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Germany’s LNG quid pro quo to US to stave off Nord Stream 2 sanctions
Berlin reportedly offered to spend €1 billion to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals if Washington agreed not to impose sanctions on the...
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Navalny incident hurts Russia’s image but not Nord Stream 2
Pressure is reportedly mounting on Angela Merkel as opposition parties are asking the German Chancellor to abandon Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia...
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Denmark allows Nord Stream 2 to complete pipeline hit by US sanctions
Danish Energy Agency on July 6 gave Nord Stream 2 permission to use pipelaying vessels with anchors to complete the final stretch of the...
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EU aim: Keep US from imposing more Nord Stream 2 sanctions
The European Union is reportedly considering counter sanctions against the US if the latter targets European companies over the controversial Nord Stream-2 pipeline from...
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Nord Stream 2 seeks updated permit from Denmark outmanoeuvring US sanctions
Nord Stream 2, the company building a gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, has reportedly requested a permit allowing it to use pipe-laying vessels...
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EU wants progress in Russia-Ukraine gas talks
The European Union will host a fresh round of Trilateral Gas Talks between Russia and Ukraine on 19 September in Brussels with European Commission...
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Russia dreams no EU gas war, pipelines to Germany, Italy
LAGONISSI, Greece – Moscow hopes to overcome European Commission’s objections to Gazprom’s plans to construct Nord Stream 2 from Russia to Germany and to...
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Russia’s Nord Stream-2 Pipeline Divides Europe
Building Nord Stream-2, which envisages the construction of two pipelines directly from Russia to Germany, bypassing transit countries including Ukraine and Poland, has divided...
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Greens MEP Leader Says EU Should Reject Russian Nord Stream-2 Pipeline
STRASBOURG – The European Union does not need the Russian-backed Nord Stream-2 pipeline, Rebecca Harms, chairperson of the Greens in the European Parliament (EP),...
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