Nord Stream 2 Clears Another Hurdle
Russia has moved one step closer to seeing its controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline become a reality. On Wednesday, the consortium managing the pipeline said that it has Continue Reading
Friendship no more: how Russian gas is a problem for Germany
For decades, the Friendship pipeline has delivered oil from Russia to Europe, heating German homes even in the darkest days of the Cold War. But a new pipeline that will Continue Reading
Germany Encourages India To Keep Buying Oil From Iran
Germany’s minister of state for foreign affairs has encouraged India to continue buying Iranian oil, despite pressure from the United States, which Niels Annen called “irritating, to put it mildly.” Continue Reading
Renewables Overtake Coal For First Time Ever In Germany
For the first time in history, renewable power sources have overtaken coal in Germany’s energy mix, the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) reports , saying the share Continue Reading
Behind Nord Stream 2: The Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline that fueled Trump’s anger at NATO
President Donald Trump may have just made Nord Stream 2 a household name. Ahead of a NATO meeting, the president blasted the German government on Wednesday for backing the new Continue Reading
Trump lashes Germany over gas pipeline deal, calls it Russia’s ‘captive’
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a sharp public attack on Germany on Wednesday for supporting a Baltic Sea gas pipeline deal with Russia, saying Berlin had become “a captive to Continue Reading
U.S. sanctions will not affect Nord Stream 2: Germany
Germany has been assured by the United States that any sanctions imposed on Russia will not affect the building of a gas pipeline to bring Russian gas to Europe, a Continue Reading
German poll reveals a trust deficit for U.S. energy
An executive from German energy company Wintershall said rifts in trade policy are leading to a lack of trust in the United States as an energy supplier. Washington D.C. hosts Continue Reading
BASF’s Wintershall defends Russia gas partnership
BASF oil and gas subsidiary Wintershall defended its partnership with Russia in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to bring Russian gas to Europe, saying this was a more stable option Continue Reading
German farmers see big crop losses due to warm weather: paper
German farmers could lose around half their harvests – and in some cases all of them – due to unusually warm temperatures and dryness seen in May, the head of Continue Reading