The Federal Network Agency of Germany refused Nord Stream 2 AG in withdrawing the Nord Stream 2 project from the rules of the updated EU Gas Directive, the regulator said earlier on Friday BRUSSELS, May 15. /TASS/. The European Commission was not involved in the decision taken by the German …
Read More »Russian Nord Stream Pipeline Vessel Docked at Construction Site
Satellite photos show the ship that is a prime candidate to finish the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia and Europe has docked at a key port in Germany. The Akademik Cherskiy has moved into the port of Mukran, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Berlin, where …
Read More »Russia’s Challenge with OPEC
Russian oil producers are confronting their greatest challenge in decades as they try to fend off a historic price slump without permanently damaging their fields. To save the market from collapse caused by the coronavirus, Moscow and its OPEC allies agreed to cut crude output deeper than ever before. Their …
Read More »Poland Scores Victory over Russia after Gazprom Relents and Adjusts Gas Prices
Russia was still trying to stiff Poland on energy and gas prices in March and April despite a European court verdict that determined Russia overcharged Poland and should adjust its prices to fair market value. The Polish Oil Mining and Gas Extraction Company (PGNiG) won in the Court of Arbitration …
Read More »German Government Promises to Support Companies Engaged in Nord Stream 2
The German government intends to provide political support to businesses working on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, reports the Russian newspaper Kommersant. “The Federal Government does not know how the project will be implemented from a technical point of view but assumes that the Nord Stream 2 will be …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 to Fall under EU’s Gas Directive
Nord Stream 2, the underwater gas pipeline meant to connect Germany and Russia via the Baltic Sea, has received another blow as the German Federal Network Agency has rejected Nord Stream’s request for the project to be exempted from the EU’s Gas Directive, according to media reports. Nord Stream 2 …
Read More »Russian Pipe Laying Vessel Capable of Finishing Nord Stream 2 Changes It Course again
The pipe laying vessel Akademik Cherskiy, owned by Gazprom’s subsidiary (Gazprom Fleet LLC), changed its course again and is heading to the port of Nakhodka. Now the pipe-layer is passing the English Channel, according to data from the ship tracking websites Myshiptracking and Vesselfinder. The estimated time of the vessel’s …
Read More »Poland Threatens to Complain to European Commission about Gazprom
Polish state oil and gas company PGNiG issued a statement accusing Russia’s Gazprom of failing to comply with the ruling of Stockholm arbitration court. According to Warsaw, the Russian company continues to abuse its monopoly position in the market. “Gazprom has not complied with the final decision of the Arbitration …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Eyes Capacity Increase on China Gas Export Link
Russia’s Gazprom is working to boost the capacity of its landmark gas pipeline to China — the Power of Siberia — as it looks to ramp up flows via the line. The pipeline, whose design capacity is 38 Bcm/year, started commercial flows at a rate of some 10 million cu …
Read More »Major Investment Projects Continue for Gazprom
The Gazprom Management Committee has taken note of information about the status of the Company’s major investment projects. Within the Eastern Gas Program, Gazprom continues to ramp up its production and gas transmission capacities. At the Chayandinskoye field in Yakutia, the Company is setting up the facilities required to bring …
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