Nord Stream 2, the controversial gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, has been completed according to Gazprom, the Russian gas company that built the route. Alexey Miller, chairman of the management committee, announced completion at 8:45 a.m. Moscow time on Friday. The 1,200km pipeline follows much the same route as …
Read More »German Court Rejects Russian Nord Stream 2’s Appeal
A German court in Düsseldorf has rejected an appeal by Nord Stream 2 AG to allow its pipeline to be exempt from the EU’s gas directive rules. Thus Russia will be unable to use the full transport capacities of the new gas pipeline once it is launched soon. This will …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 Pipeline must Follow EU Competition Rules
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not exempt from European Union competition rules, a German court has ruled. The operating company of the Baltic Sea pipeline failed in its bid to be excluded from certain EU regulations and must now unbundle its business. The regional court decision is a …
Read More »Germany Eyes Hamburg-Copenhagen-Oslo Hydrogen Corridor
Hamburg’s Senator for Economic Affairs sees great potential for the creation of a hydrogen corridor from Hamburg via Copenhagen to Oslo. Branding the region as a green hub and jointly promoting green initiatives and investments would unlock numerous opportunities, according to Senator Michael Westhagemann. “We want to intensify the exchange. …
Read More »German Court to Rule on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline on 25 August
A German regional court will decide on 25 August whether European Union rules requiring the separation of energy production from transportation and trade must be applied to the Nord Stream 2 (NS 2) gas pipeline, the court’s website showed on Thursday (19 August). The ruling will not affect completion of …
Read More »Germany Predicts Record Growth in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Germany is projected to record greenhouse gas emissions this year since 1990 as the economy recovers from a downturn, according to a report by the environmental think tank. Berlin-based Agora Energiewende said the country’s emissions are likely to rise by the equivalent of 47 million tons of carbon dioxide. This …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 will be Completed in a Matter of Weeks
Construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is at its final stage, it will be completed in a matter of weeks, Russian ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev said in an interview published by the Izvestia newspaper on Monday. “We proceed from the fact that the German-American agreement will not …
Read More »Natural Gas Becomes Germany’s Main Energy Source
In H1 2021, natural gas became Germany’s main source of energy for the 1st time ever, according to AGEB energy industry think tank. From January to June, German primary energy consumption gained 4.3% year-on-year, amounted to 6191 petajoules. Natural gas use increased by 15.6% year-on-year. The main reason for this …
Read More »Germany and US Announce Deal to Allow Completion of Nord Stream 2
Germany and the United States on Wednesday announced a deal to allow the completion of Nord Stream 2 (NS2) to Europe without the imposition of further American sanctions. The agreement on Nord Stream 2, announced that Germany and the US commit to countering any future Russian attempt to use the …
Read More »U.S. and Germany Reach a Deal on Putin’s Pipeline Project
As the Russia-backed Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipeline nears completion, likely by next month, the U.S. and Germany have struck a deal that would resolve their years-long dispute over the project, according to the Wall Street Journal. A draft proposal under consideration by Washington and Berlin, which was obtained by …
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