After four and a half years in construction, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) last week began…
Topic: Nord Stream 2
Ørsted and BP boost German green hydrogen drive
Hopes that green hydrogen could help Germany reach its carbon emission goals have been boosted by…
Poland fines Gazprom over Nord Stream 2
COVID-19 or no COVID-19, the controversy over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline shows no sign of…
Baltic Pipe Project all set to boost Poland’s energy security
Baltic Pipe Project: The prospect of Poland freeing itself from its dependence on Russia for its…
Lithuania looks to guarantee energy security with acquisition of Hoeg LNG terminal
In a determined attempt to lessen its country’s reliance on Russian gas imports, the Lithuanian parliament…
Putin pours oil on NS2’s troubled waters amid fears of German power play
Russian President Vladimir Putin moved to allay European fears of a political agenda behind the controversial…
German opposition to Nord Stream 2 grows while Morawiecki warns of “war”
German energy consumers may end up picking up the cost of a €2.7bn gas pipeline extension…
NS2 pipeline issued first German licence – but harder hurdles lie ahead
The laying of the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) gas pipeline that will run under the Baltic…
Gazprom takes $22bn gamble on growth
Gazprom is planning to invest $24bn in the construction of critical infrastructure next year, an increase…
Ukraine hires Washington lobbyists to help block NS2 pipeline
Ukraine’s state-owned oil and natural gas company Naftogaz has hired a a firm of political consultants in…
Turkstream passes milestone but Russia calls for EU guarantees
The development of the $6bn Turkish Stream pipeline running from Russia’s gas fields to Europe via…
Nord Stream 2 set to be rerouted as EU bows to the inevitable
The route of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany under the Baltic…
Rosneft corners Kurdistan gas supplies on eve of independence referendum
Russian oil major Rosneft yesterday announced that it is to invest more than $1bn in the…
OMV boss defiant over Nord Stream 2 pipeline in face of US sanctions
The new sanctions imposed on Russia by the US have made the financing of large projects…
Disagreements over new sanctions vote sure to play into Beijing’s hands
With the Kremlin reacting angrily to yesterday’s vote by the US House of Representatives to impose…
Nord Stream 2 drives wedge between US and Brussels over Russian sanctions
Concerns that new US sanctions on Russia could adversely effect European energy companies involved in Russia-related…
Wintershall ignores sanctions threat to strengthen ties with Gazprom in Iran
Germany’s biggest oil and gas company Wintershall – which is already helping co-finance Gazprom’s controversial Nord Stream…
US sanctions new blow to NordStream 2
Nord Stream 2: The future of Gazprom’s controversial plans to build a second natural gas pipeline…
EU calls for mandate to negotiate NordStream 2 ground rules with Russia
The EU last week called on its 28 member states to give it a mandate to…
Gazprom to receive European funding for second Nord Stream gas pipeline
Gazprom’s plans to lay a second gas pipeline along the bed of the Baltic Sea came…
EU backs down on Nord Stream 2
The European Union is giving up on efforts to stop construction of the controversial Nord Stream…
Tillerson ready to question sanctions as Merckel and Hollande back extension
Tillerson: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande yesterday put their collective weight behind…
Gazprom puts out call for Nord Stream 2 bids in face of EU opposition
Nord Stream 2: Russia’s state energy giant Gazprom continued its defiance to the EU over its…
Crunch time looms for Nord Stream 2
The future of Gazprom’s plans to lay a second 1,200km long pipeline along the bed of the…