Gas

US has continued to put pressure on Germany and the EU to halt construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia to Europe, which Washington sees as a “political tool” of the Kremlin, a top envoy said. “Now is the time for Germany and the EU to impose …

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expects the longstanding issue of the Russian gas pipeline project, Nord Stream 2, to be settled after Joe Biden takes office as US president. “The European Union sees the sanctions introduced against the project as an illegal step and takes a different view of the …

UAE-based Dana Gas has announced that the production of sales gas from Pearl Petroleum’s Khor Mor Gas Plant in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) reached a record level of 418MMscf/d on 18 November 2020. Dana Gas, which owns a 35% stake in Pearl Petroleum, registered a 6% year on …

Gas giant Gazprom has decided to resume pipe-laying work before the end of 2020 on a 2.6-km part of the stalled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. According to a Reuters article, Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom and operator of the Nord Stream …

Russia’s Nord Stream 2 said on Saturday it planned to resume pipe-laying work on a 2.6 kilometre (1.62 mile) stretch of the stalled Moscow-backed gas pipeline to Europe in Germany’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The 1,230 km pipeline under the Baltic Sea, which Moscow hopes will boost the amount of gas …

The offshore platform of Phase 16 of southern Iranian South Pars Field has come back to production, according to an official with Pars Oil and Gas Field. The platform stopped gas excavation a year ago due to damages to parts of its pipelines stretching 110 kilometers on the seabed. Alireza …

House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement to include additional sanctions against a gas pipeline between Russia and Germany in a must-pass defense bill, according to three people familiar with the matter. The sanctions against Gazprom PJSC’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline would target insurance and certification companies that work …

China’s capital city Beijing has expanded use of natural gas to account for 32 percent of its energy mix, becoming the second largest natural gas-consuming city in the world, PetroChina Beijing Gas Pipeline Co told reporters. This is the highest level of natural gas used in a Chinese city, in …

The total domestic production and imports of natural gas in the Sultanate have registered a decrease of 0.7 per cent during the first nine months of 2020. A statement issued online by Oman News Agency (ONA) said, “A decrease in the total domestic production and imports of natural gas in …

As Russia’s relationship with the West reaches a new low, the world’s largest country is now looking East to diversify gas exports to Asian markets. Addressing the plenary session of the 12th VTB Capital’s Russia Calling! Investment Forum via video conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia’s intention to boost …