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Germany’s plans to phase out coal and nuclear power will leave a large gap in supplies of electricity that’s likely to be filled by natural gas. Germany will need to add about 18 gigawatts or 60% more gas-fired capacity to plug the hole left from shutting its six remaining nuclear …

On Wednesday, US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Jalina Porter signalled the Biden administration’s readiness to use all available tools to try and prevent the completion of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas-exporting pipeline. A German lawmaker has urged Berlin to initiate countermeasures against the US over the Nord Stream 2 …

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is among matters having no common assessment in the Trans-Atlantic aspect, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at an online conference on Wednesday. “It is important to speak also in future about matters probably having no common assessment in the Trans-Atlantic partnership. The topic of …

The study by Danish transmission system company Energinet and Gasunie Deutschland addressed the feasibility of a 350-450-km pipeline from Esbjerg or Holstebro in Denmark to Hamburg. Having completed the study, Energinet and Gasunie want to initiate market dialogue and unlock the potential for exporting green hydrogen from Denmark to demand …

As far as Germany is concerned, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under construction makes sense in terms of energy security and it is unrealistic to view it as a lever of influence on Russia, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says in an interview posted Monday on the German news …

Head of Germany’ European People’s Party (EPP) Manfred Weber has urged to put to a halt the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if situation near the borders of Ukraine further aggravates. Thus, the European Union should send an “unequivocal message” to Moscow, the legislator told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland …

The United States warned Germany Monday that it is not willing to compromise on the dispute over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, which will carry Russian gas to Europe, German media reported. Washington’s new administration is “determined to use all available levers to prevent the completion of Nord …

The White House is in talks to appoint a special envoy to lead negotiations on halting the construction of Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, current and former U.S. officials said, as the Biden administration grapples with how to stymie a nearly completed energy project that would serve as a …

A slump in Europe’s travel industry could have a knock-on effect for oil and gas as lockdowns spread across Europe once again. European airline shares plunged this week as Germany, France and Italy all announced new lockdown measures to be introduced over and beyond the Easter period. Vacation travel is …

The U.S. is maintaining the pressure on Germany over a new gas link to Russia, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline runs counter to the interests of the European Union. “It’s in contradiction to the EU’s own energy security goals,” Blinken told reporters in …