Berlin should introduce punitive tariffs on imports of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) since Washington is pursuing its own ends by imposing sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, according to a German MP. Read Full Article at RT.com

The sanctions are the first targeting the Nord Stream 2 undersea pipeline, which is to carry natural gas directly from Russia to Germany, whose government backs the project.

The operator of Russia’s natural gas pipeline to Europe, Nord Stream 2 AG, has secured permission to continue work in the Baltic Sea and may finish one of the two branches of the route in the first half of the year. Read Full Article at RT.com

BERLIN -- German authorities on Friday gave immediate permission for work to resume on a subsea pipeline bringing natural gas from Russia. The decision by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency can be appealed, meaning there could be another halt to the construction on the Nord Stream 2 project, which has drawn major criticism from the United States, some other European countries and environmental groups. The U.S. government has argued that the Baltic Sea pipeline would make Europe more dependent on Russian gas and hurt European energy security. The Kremlin has responded by accusing Washington of trying to promote its own liquefied natural gas sales. The pipeline project was also opposed by the administration of President Barack Obama, and German officials have said they don't expect broad changes in U.S. policy when President-elect Joe Biden takes over from President Donald Trump. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told reporters on Friday, however, that he did

Allegations that the Nord Stream 2 project’s implementation could lead to Europe’s over-reliance on Russian energy supplies are groundless, says a member of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), Jochen Schulte. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian energy giant Rosneft has announced the discovery of a huge gas condensate field in the Far Eastern republic of Yakutia. It contains over 75 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 1.4 million tons of condensate. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Czech Republic has put a new gas pipeline, which is connected to the EUGAL pipeline – a terrestrial extension of Nord Stream 2, into operation. This was reported by Deutsche Welle with reference to the statement of the Praga-based operating company Net4Gas. The 150-kilometer pipeline begins on the Czech border with German Saxony and ends in the west of the country at a gas distribution center next to the border with German Bavaria. Its construction began back in 2017 and its overall cost was 540 million euros. The EUGAL highway runs from the Baltic coast through Germany to the Czech Republic and on to Austria.

Supplies of gas to Turkey and Europe via offshore pipeline TurkStream have increased more than twofold in a year since the launch of the project, according to Russian energy giant Gazprom. Read Full Article at RT.com

The parliament of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has voted to establish a fund to circumvent American sanctions preventing the construction of the Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline that will connect Russia and Germany. Read Full Article at RT.com

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Despite tensions in recent years, US attempts to torpedo one of the world’s longest gas pipelines are so brazen, says Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, that his country and EU capitals have put aside their differences to fight them Read Full Article at RT.com

January 1, 2021 Gazprom today began supplying gas to Serbia, as well as to Bosnia and Herzegovina, via a new route across Turkey and Bulgaria. Gas from Russia is transmitted by the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline and further across Turkey. It is then brought via Bulgaria's national gas transmission system to Serbia, where it is distributed among consumers in Serbia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Deliveries along this route were made possible through the expansion of existing gas transmission capacities and commissioning of new ones by Bulgartransgaz EAD in Bulgaria and GASTRANS d.o.o. Novi Sad in Serbia. “TurkStream is a state-of-the-art, efficient and reliable gas pipeline that is in high demand by European consumers. The number of European countries receiving Russian gas via TurkStream has grown to six. Along with

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has officially launched a section of the TurkStream gas link from Russia, known as Balkan Stream. The new supplies are set to significantly cut household gas prices and attract new investors. Read Full Article at RT.com

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December 31, 2020 Gazprom and Moldovagaz signed the documents to extend the existing contracts for Russian gas supplies to and gas transit across the Republic of Moldova for the period starting on January 1, 2021. Background  

A unit of oil and gas giant Gazprom has opened a mining venue on an oil drilling site using gas produced as a byproduct to produce electricity.

Partygoers and recreational drug users won’t be laughing any more, after Russia adopted new measures banning widely-abused nitrous oxide gas. The new provisions also allow local authorities to create cells for drunken detainees. Read Full Article at RT.com

Nord Stream 2 AG, the company managing a major project to bring Russian gas to Europe, announced on Monday that the construction of the 2.6-kilometer stretch of the gas pipeline in German waters has been completed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has lashed out at Washington’s attempts to shoot down plans for the world’s largest gas pipeline, in the Baltic Sea, arguing that America is trying to lasso the European energy market for its own corporate giants. Read Full Article at RT.com

December 23, 2020 The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information about the ongoing implementation of the Company's programs aimed at expanding gas supplies and gas infrastructure in Russian constituent entities, synchronization with regional programs for converting housing and utilities, industries and other entities to gas, as well as extension of gas grid coverage in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. It was highlighted that the creation of gas supply infrastructure for gas grid expansion in Russian regions is a strategic activity of Gazprom. These works are carried out by the Company in cooperation with regional administrations and are based on General Schemes for Gas Supply and Gas Infrastructure Expansion and five-year programs for gas supply and gas infrastructure expansion. At present, the regional gas supply and gas

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The US has given its support to the EastMed pipeline project that is expected to deliver natural gas from offshore Israel via Greece and Cyprus to the wider European market. Read Full Article at RT.com

President Vladimir Putin says the Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany, Nord Stream 2, is almost finished and will serve European national interests, allowing the continent to buy cheaper Russian gas. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian energy giant Rosneft has announced the discovery of a “unique” gas deposit in the Kara Sea containing an estimated 514 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Read Full Article at RT.com

The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian S-400 air defence systems, a move likely to worsen already problematic ties between the two Nato allies.Separately, European Union leaders have decided to draw up a list of Turkish targets for sanctions in response to Ankara’s prospecting for gas in Greek and Cypriot waters.President Donald Trump has signed off on a package of US measures recommended by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according…

Washington’s latest sanctions aimed at European firms constructing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline are a “bad sign” for the continent and proof of the US’ policy of “state blackmail and terror,” according to a prominent Russian MP. Read Full Article at RT.com

Lobbyists representing Ukraine's energy sector in Washington are happy to see sanctions targeting Nord Stream 2 in NDAA The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) unveiled last week includes an amendment that targets the Nord Stream 2, a natural gas pipeline that will run from Russia to Germany. The pipeline has long been in the crosshairs of Washington. The original Nord Stream consists of two lines that run from Vyborg, Russia, to Lubmin, Germany, near Greifswald. The Nord Stream 2 project would add two more lines and significantly increase the amount of gas moving between the two countries. The project is estimated to be worth $11 billion and is about 90 percent complete.

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The US wants Germany and its European partners to halt construction on Nord Stream 2, a top American diplomat has said. Russian ships have increased activity in the area where the last stretch of the unfinished pipeline lies. Read Full Article at RT.com

China has brought the middle section of the China-Russia East natural gas pipeline into operation. It is connected to the Power of Siberia gas pipeline from Russia that will deliver blue fuel to northern China. Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany may create a special fund to bypass restrictions imposed by the US government on the Russian-led gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2, Bild tabloid has reported, quoting unnamed sources. Read Full Article at RT.com

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Szilard Demeter, a ministerial commissioner and head of the Petofi Literary Museum in Budapest, used highly provocative language to describe Hungarian-American financier George Soros and his purported influence over EU policy. “Europe is George Soros’ gas chamber,” the government-appointed cultural commissioner wrote in an op-ed. “Poison gas flows from the capsule of a multicultural open society, which is deadly to the European way of life.” He went on to characterize Soros as “the liberal Fuhrer,” insisting that the businessman’s “liber-aryan army deifies him more than did Hitler’s own.”

Szilard Demeter, a ministerial commissioner and head of the Petofi Literary Museum in Budapest, used highly provocative language to describe Hungarian-American financier George Soros and his purported influence over EU policy. Read Full Article at RT.com

Despite rising US pressure on the Nord Stream 2 project, the company behind Russia’s natural gas pipeline to Germany has announced plans to resume pipelaying works in the Baltic Sea in December after a year-long break. Read Full Article at RT.com

November 26, 2020 The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the information about the ongoing implementation of the Company's programs aimed at expanding gas supplies and gas infrastructure in Russian constituent entities, synchronization with regional programs for converting housing, utilities, industries and other entities to gas, and extension of gas grid coverage in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. It was highlighted that the creation of gas supply infrastructure for gas grid expansion in Russian regions is a strategic activity of Gazprom. These works are carried out by the Company in cooperation with regional administrations and are based on General Schemes for Gas Supply and Gas Infrastructure Expansion and five-year programs for gas supply and gas infrastructure expansion. At present, the gas supply and gas infrastructure

The latest extension of punitive measures introduced by the White House against Russia’s natural gas pipeline to Germany has forced one of the sub-suppliers to quit the project. Read Full Article at RT.com

November 25, 2020 The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information on the Company's efforts to expand gas infrastructure in rural areas. It was highlighted that gas infrastructure expansion in Russian regions is an essential social project on a national scale. The project aims to facilitate the development of Russian constituent entities and improve the quality of life for the population. The top priority in this line of work is gas expansion in rural areas. Some 80 per cent of the inter-settlement gas pipelines built by Gazprom in 2005–2019 is meant to deliver gas to rural communities. The overall length of these pipelines has already exceeded 30,000 kilometers. Gas supplies to upwards of 817,000 households and over 5,000 boiler houses and enterprises in about 4,600 localities have been made possible. The rates

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Russian energy major Gazprom pumped more gas to China than it had initially planned, boosting daily supplies by as much as 25 percent, according to the company’s data. Read Full Article at RT.com

November 20, 2020 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Dai Houliang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CNPC, took place today via a video call. The parties reviewed a wide range of issues related to their current and future cooperation. In particular, exports of Russian pipeline gas from the Chayandinskoye field to China via the Power of Siberia gas trunkline were discussed. It was noted that gas is being supplied consistently and in excess of the planned amounts. In October and the first twenty days of November, the daily average volumes exceeded the contractual amounts upon requests from the Chinese party. On November 12, the surplus in daily volumes hit a record high of 25 per cent. In line with the Sales and Purchase Agreement, Gazprom is preparing to further ramp up the gas supplies

November 19, 2020 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Andreas Schierenbeck, Chief Executive Officer of Uniper, took place today via a video call. The parties reviewed the state and prospects of cooperation between the companies. Particular attention was paid to the role and significance of natural gas as a green energy source in the context of Europe's decarbonization policy goals. The meeting highlighted a milestone in Russian-German energy cooperation. The year 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the first agreement for Russian gas supplies to West Germany. “The agreement that was signed in Essen half a century ago served as the starting point for long-term and large-scale cooperation between Russia and Germany in the gas

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The gas turbine market in Europe is expected to grow from US$ 5,011. 4 million in 2018 to US$ 6,625. 6 million by 2027; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3. 2% from 2019 to 2027. Gas turbines are included in the portfolio of distributer power technologies.New York, Nov. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Europe Gas Turbine Market Forecast to 2027 - COVID-19 Impact and Analysis - by Technology, Capacity, and Application and Country" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05953769/?utm_source=GNW The emergence of innovative aero-derivative gas turbines has increases the strength of distributed power systems. During natural disasters, gas turbines are used as a generate power to avoid blackouts and

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Washington has reached an agreement to include additional sanctions against Russia’s natural gas pipeline to Germany in a must-pass defense bill, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the issue. According to the report, the fresh sanctions against Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline would target insurance and certification companies working with Russian vessels on the completion of the project. They would be included as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which must be passed by the end of the year. The US will now have to notify its allies before imposing the new sanctions. This provision was added after House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel of New York expressed concern that the sanctions would hurt Germany and European countries, while letting Russia “off the hook.”

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Washington has reached an agreement to include additional sanctions against Russia’s natural gas pipeline to Germany in a must-pass defense bill, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the issue. Read Full Article at RT.com

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The share of natural gas on the world energy market will grow in the coming decades, and Russia has no plans to dampen down its fossil fuel production. That’s according to Alexander Novak, the country’s energy minister. Read Full Article at RT.com

November 3, 2020 Another set of tests has been performed in the upper levels of the exploration well at the Leningradskoye field of the Yamal gas production center. Earlier, the well helped discover a new deposit in the lower levels. In the course of the exploration activities, commercial gas inflow of over 1 million cubic meters per day was obtained. This is a record-high figure for the fields located on the Arctic shelf of Russia, which proves that the productivity of the Leningradskoye field is much higher than anticipated. To secure the reliability of gas supplies to consumers in the long term, Gazprom consistently expands its resource base. One of the key targets in this area is to exercise a comprehensive approach to the research and development of the Arctic shelf. This approach ensures a high effectiveness of geological exploration

Global Oil And Gas Pipeline Market 2020-2024 The analyst has been monitoring the oil and gas pipeline market and it is poised to grow by $ 15. 35 bn during 2020-2024 progressing at a CAGR of 3% during the forecast period.New York, Nov. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Oil and Gas Pipeline Market 2020-2024" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05982089/?utm_source=GNW Our reports on oil and gas pipeline market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current global market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market

Firefighters have rushed to contain a large blaze raging at a Moscow warehouse packed with gas tanks. The fire caused several explosions on site. Read Full Article at RT.com

October 29, 2020 Daily deliverability of the UGS facilities has been maintained at the record level of 843.3 million cubic meters. All 13 sets of planned preventive maintenance and repair operations were performed. The Gazprom Management Committee reviewed the operational readiness of the Unified Gas Supply System (UGSS) facilities for peak loads expected in late 2020 – early 2021, as well as the measures necessary to ensure uninterrupted gas supplies to consumers in winter. It was noted that the reliability of gas supplies to consumers in Russia and abroad, especially during cold winter periods, is a priority for the Company. This year, as usual, the Company is making all necessary preparations of the domestic UGSS facilities. The difficulties caused by the restrictive measures against the coronavirus infection spread are being resolved successfully. All 13 sets of planned preventive maintenance and repair operations have been

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October 27, 2020 Gazprom's gas refueling network in the region has been expanded to seven facilities. Two stations of the network are the largest in Europe. Two more CNG filling stations will be opened this year. A ceremonial event celebrating the commissioning of two new infrastructure facilities for refueling motor vehicles with natural gas, eco-friendly vehicle fuel has taken place today in Moscow via a video link at the meeting of the Gazprom Board of Directors. Taking part in the event were Viktor Zubkov Chairman of the Gazprom Board of Directors, Chairman of the Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo Board of Directors; Members of the Gazprom Board of Directors; Timur Soin, Director General of Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo; Moscow Government officials. Situated at the intersection of Zenitchikov and Dubravnaya Streets, CNG filling

October 28, 2020 The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information on the ongoing import substitution of products, equipment and technologies meant for the NGV market development. It was noted that the production and sale of natural gas as a vehicle fuel is among strategic activities of Gazprom in Russia. The Company is rapidly developing the CNG filling station network, consistently expands its own fleet of vehicles fueled by natural gas, and cooperates with Russian car manufacturers in the area of converting motor vehicles to natural gas and arranging the after-sale and warranty servicing of such vehicles. Moreover, the Company is involved in the development and updating of the regulatory framework to encourage further development of the NGV market. Gazprom pays great

October 28, 2020 The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information on the development of the natural gas exchange trading system. It was noted that the participation of the Gazprom Group entities has been systemically important for the organized gas exchange trading activities at the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) since the launch of said trading in 2014. The Group offers the bulk of the gas available for purchase at the Exchange and is responsible that all gas sold at SPIMEX is transmitted to consumers. In addition, Gazprom and SPIMEX carry out joint work on the development of gas exchange trading, which includes, inter alia, the efforts towards the enhancement of the metering system used in gas supplies and the application of new trading formats and instruments. In order to further increase the gas exchange market liquidity, the Group will continue to permanently participate in organized trading. The volumes

October 21, 2020 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Ulf Heitmueller, Chairman of the Executive Board of VNG, took place today via a video conference call. The parties discussed relevant issues of cooperation. It was noted that the amounts of gas supplied by Gazprom to Germany in August, September, and the first 20 days of October 2020 were higher than the amounts supplied in the same periods of 2019 by 30.1 per cent, 6.4 per cent, and 7.3 per cent, respectively. Attention was also paid to the joint efforts made by the companies in the project for the creation of the Jemgum underground gas storage (UGS) facility in northwestern Germany. This past August, construction of the facility was completed, and the storage was brought to its design capacity of 900 million cubic meters of gas. Thanks to increased storage capacities, gas supplies to consumers become more reliable in the periods of peak winter

The US State Department said on Tuesday it has extended the sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 project to firms that provide services or funds to upgrade or install equipment on ships for laying the gas pipeline. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s Minister of Energy Alexander Novak has invited fellow BRICS member countries to participate in Russia’s energy development projects in the Arctic. Read Full Article at RT.com

The coronavirus outbreak and warmer-than-average winter season in Europe may push Russian natural gas exports down by 16 percent this year, Russia’s National Rating Agency (NRA) has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany has become the largest consumer of Russian gas in Europe after it increased exports of the blue fuel more than twofold in one month, fresh data from Russian customs shows. Read Full Article at RT.com

(Bloomberg) -- Europe’s glutted natural gas markets are about to get a fresh source of supply after BP Plc and its partners finished a major new pipeline from Azerbaijan into southern Europe.The Trans Adriatic Pipeline, or TAP, project is “substantially complete” 4 1/2 years after construction started on the 878-kilometer link, the group developing the project said on Tuesday. The partners that invested 4.5 billion euros ($5.3 billion) are now preparing for commercial operations and offering capacity to buyers.Flows from the pipeline add to pressure on Europe’s gas distribution grid, which is struggling to absorb unusually high storage levels and shipments of liquefied natural gas, said James Huckstepp, leader of a team at S&P Global Platts analyzing

Gazprom insists there are no grounds for the fine and says it is a politically-motivated move to please the US government.

A natural gas pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea from Russia to the German coast is shaking up geopolitics. Nord Stream 2, as it’s called, fuels worries in the U.S. and other countries that the link could give the Kremlin new leverage over Germany and other NATO allies. As the project neared completion, U.S. sanctions and calls for European restrictions, as well as a Polish move to fine Russia’s Gazprom PJSC on antitrust grounds, have left the construction in limbo and ratcheted up politi

Azerbaijan’s ties with Russia, already strained by conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, face further pressure from the launch later this year of a gas pipeline that is poised to squeeze Moscow’s diminished gas sales to Europe and Turkey.

Poland’s antitrust watchdog UOKiK said on Wednesday it has imposed a 29 billion-zloty ($7.6 billion) fine on Russia’s Gazprom over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, designed to boost gas supplies to the EU. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) announced on Thursday that it has given the operator of Nord Stream 2 project a license to conduct operations along that country's continental shelf. Read Full Article at RT.com

TransAlta Corporation ("TransAlta" or the "Company") (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that the Company, with its partner Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure Ltd. ("Tidewater"), has entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. ("ATCO") to sell the Pioneer Pipeline for a purchase price of CDN $255 million. This agreement replaces the Company's previous agreement to sell its interest in the Pioneer Pipeline to NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. ("NGTL"). ATCO acquired the right to purchase the Pioneer Pipeline through an option agreement with NGTL.

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September 24, 2020 The Gazprom Management Committee approved the 2021–2025 comprehensive programs for the reconstruction and re-equipment of gas production and transmission facilities. The documents aim to provide for high reliability and operational safety of Russia's Unified Gas Supply System, as well as fulfillment of obligations on gas supplies by the Company to consumers in the domestic and external markets. Specifically, the top priority in the area of production is, as before, to achieve maximum production rates during peak loads. Among the main targets in the area of gas transmission is the maximum possible lifting of restrictions on connecting new consumers to the active gas distribution stations. The specialized structural units were instructed to use the programs as the basis for proposals on the drawing up of annual and medium-term investment programs as concerns the reconstruction and re-equipment of gas production and transmission

September 22, 2020 The Gazprom Board of Directors reviewed the information on the measures undertaken to inventory ownerless gas facilities in Russian regions, as well as to optimize the procedure of their transfer to specialized organizations for further operation in line with the laws of the Russian Federation. It was noted that operation of ownerless gas distribution facilities (gas networks that have no lawful owners and are lacking proper technical maintenance and condition monitoring) remains a highly relevant issue for Russian regions. The gas distribution companies of the Gazprom Group are consistently working to inventory gas distribution networks within the areas of their responsibility. Information about detected ownerless property is submitted to local authorities for registration and subsequent transfer into municipal ownership. If local governments fail to act appropriately, the relevant information is then forwarded to prosecution

Against a backdrop of rapidly changing geopolitics in the Middle East, Israel on Tuesday joined Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Italy and the Palestinian Authority to sign the statute of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), formally establishing the brainchild of Israel and Egypt as a regional intergovernmental organization, based in Cairo. The post Israel joins new regional forum in hope of selling gas to Europe appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

The US is working hard to keep the spotlight on the case of Alexey Navalny as a way to help block construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, according to Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (the SVR). Read Full Article at RT.com

Facebook briefly blocked hundreds of environmentalist accounts “by mistake,” days after launching an effort to combat climate science misinformation. The groups were about to launch a campaign against Canada’s pipeline project. Read Full Article at RT.com

If the US succeeds in destroying the Russian-German Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, Washington’s next target will be the Ukrainian Gas Transmission System. That’s according to Yury Zagorodny, an opposition MP in Kiev’s parliament. Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Parliament has pushed to halt construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Germany and Russia, and for an international investigation into the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny. Read Full Article at RT.com

Police and firefighters were deployed to tackle a major fire produced by a gas pipeline blast near the town of Piedmont, Oklahoma. The blaze is so intense that crews are forced to work in shifts to tackle it. Read Full Article at RT.com

Berlin has offered to invest €1 billion in US liquefied natural gas (LNG) if Washington lifts sanctions against the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, newspaper Die Zeit reported on Wednesday. According to the paper’s sources, Berlin is ready to invest in the construction of two terminals in Germany to receive American LNG. “In response, the United States will allow the unhindered completion and operation of Nord Stream 2,” Die Zeit said, citing a letter (sent on August 7) from German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz to US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The US and Germany have been increasingly at odds due to Washington’s attempts to arm-twist Berlin into abandoning the Nord Stream 2 pipeline initiative. The construction of the energy route was halted last year after the US threatened vessels involved in the project with biting sanctions. The US recently stepped up its pressure campaign, saying it would impose sanctions on anyone investing in or

Berlin has offered to invest €1 billion in US liquefied natural gas (LNG) if Washington lifts sanctions against the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, newspaper Die Zeit reported on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany has come under increasing pressure to pull the plug on its controversial giant gas pipeline project with Russia.

Billions in lending at risk after Navalny poisoning heightens calls for project to be blocked

Clashes erupted and police fired tear gas as a large crowd of migrants protested on the Greek island of Lesbos after Moria refugee center, the largest in Europe, burnt down earlier this week. Read Full Article at RT.com

(Bloomberg) -- As Angela Merkel weighs up the arguments for scrapping a Russian pipeline project, a cornerstone of the German chancellor’s carefully crafted energy strategy is at stake.Merkel is coming under increasing pressure to ditch the Nord Stream 2 pipeline after the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Members of her own party have questioned the project and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the decision should be a “no brainer.”But cancellation would mean unwinding years of government strategy to turn Germany into a lucrative gas hub as it boosts supplies of the fossil fuel during the green energy shift. It’ll also unravel the plans of corporate giants like BASF SE, for which the pipeline is crucial.Germany

(Bloomberg) -- As Angela Merkel weighs up the arguments for scrapping a Russian pipeline project, a cornerstone of the German chancellor’s carefully crafted energy strategy is at stake.Merkel is coming under increasing pressure to ditch the Nord Stream 2 pipeline after the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Members of her own party have questioned the project and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the decision should be a “no brainer.”But cancellation would mean unwinding years of government strategy to turn Germany into a lucrative gas hub as it boosts supplies of the fossil fuel during the green energy shift. It’ll also unravel the plans of corporate giants like BASF SE, for which the pipeline is crucial.Germany

September 11, 2020 A working meeting of Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, with Vladimir Semashko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation, and Viktor Karankevich, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Belarus, took place today in St. Petersburg. The parties reviewed current and prospective issues related to cooperation in the gas sector. Background