Germany loses Gazprom pipeline appeal
Germany on Thursday lost its fight in Europe’s top court against a ruling limiting Gazprom’s (GAZP.MM) access to the OPAL pipeline that links the Russian gas producer’s Nord Stream pipeline Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 gas link construction to be completed by end-August: CEO
Goal to have pipeline operational in 2021: Warnig Warnig sees Ukraine retaining Russian gas transit role Nord Stream 2 to be ready to carry hydrogen in 10 years Construction of Continue Reading
U.S. House panel passes amendment to stop sanctions waiver on Nord Stream 2
The Biden administration could face pressure to block Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline after a House of Representatives panel this week passed an amendment seeking to repeal the Continue Reading
Ukraine’s Naftogaz warns against ‘compromise’ deal on Nord Stream 2
Germany, US in talks on mitigating Nord Stream 2 impact CEO Vitrenko calls for ‘restraint in proposal assessments Naftogaz eyes more customers for Ukraine network The head of Ukraine’s state-owned Continue Reading
Congress Gets Plea from Ukraine to Block Nord Stream 2
The head of Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company says allowing Nord Stream 2’s completion would hurt American credibility in Eastern Europe. (Bloomberg) — The head of the Ukraine’s state-owned Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 to start work on filling pipeline on Friday
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas project will start preparations on Friday to fill the first of two pipelines with natural gas within a few months, the Gazprom-led project said on Continue Reading
Commissioning work to fill first Nord Stream 2 gas string to begin June 11: operator
Highlights Offshore section of first string technically complete Work to lay the 27.5 Bcm/year line completed June 4 Pipelaying work on second string continues Commissioning work to fill the first Continue Reading
Putin says Nord Stream 2 gas link to be finished as U.S. seeks good European ties
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is ready to start pumping gas to Germany and the final stretch will be completed as the new U.S. administration seeks good relations with Continue Reading
Russia says Nord Stream 2 testing work to start next week -TASS
Testing work on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany will start next week, Alexander Drozdenko, governor of the Leningrad region where the pipeline starts, was cited as saying Continue Reading
Russia within 62 miles of finishing Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline -report
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea is almost complete with just 100 kilometres (62 miles) left to build, TASS news agency quoted Russian deputy prime minister Continue Reading
Germany’s Merkel sees further discussions with U.S. on Nord Stream 2
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expects further discussions with the United States on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project after the administration of President Joe Biden waived sanctions on the Continue Reading
US Congress unlikely to override Biden’s Nord Stream 2 sanctions waiver
No Democrats so far join effort to reverse waiver Senator Cramer urges Biden to sell US gas potential Biden/Putin summit set for June 16: White House US Senate Republicans opposed Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 sanctions would be ‘counter-productive’ for European ties – Biden
Pipes for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline are stored on a site at the port of Mukran in Sassnitz, Germany, September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke U.S. President Joe Continue Reading
Biden Shift Brings Nord Stream 2 Closer
A natural gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany edged closer to completion after the Biden administration loosened sanctions of the controversial project. (Bloomberg) — A natural gas pipeline linking Russia Continue Reading
U.S. Waives Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Washington said it would waive sanctions about to be imposed on Germany-registered Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline Continue Reading
More on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Controversy
Sen. James Risch, an Idaho Republican, said the decision would weaken U.S. leverage over Russia ahead of a planned summit between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin , and Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 developer to be excluded from US sanctions designation: Maas
Biden administration report to Congress due Berlin to continue discussions with Washington ‘This is a constructive step’: Maas German foreign minister Heiko Maas on May 19 said the US would Continue Reading
U.S. waives sanctions on Nord Stream 2 as Biden seeks to mend Europe ties
The Biden administration waived sanctions on the company behind Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany and its chief executive, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, a Continue Reading
US spares ally Germany in sanctions for Nord Stream pipeline
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The Biden administration imposed sanctions Wednesday on Russian companies and ships for their work on a European natural gas pipeline adamantly opposed by the U.S., but Continue Reading
U.S. Declines to Impose Sanctions on Nord Stream Pipeline
The State Department cited the parent company and chief executive of a Russian natural-gas pipeline for sanctions but waived the penalties, clearing a hurdle for the completion of a project Continue Reading
US waives sanctions against Nord Stream 2 developers
Highlights Pipeline about 95% complete and could be finished in summer Would be key source of gas to Germany, Eastern Europe US remains opposed to pipeline despite appeasing Germany Houston Continue Reading
Germay’s rising Greens raise questions on fate of Nord Stream 2 pipeline after Merkel era – The Washington Post
Annalena Baerbock was born the same year as Germany’s Green Party, then a fringe mix of peace activists, environmentalists, equal rights campaigners and members of the anti-nuclear movement, skeptical of Continue Reading
Just 100 km left to lay of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline: ambassador
Highlights Latest update suggests steady progress through April, May Nechayev ‘hopeful’ pipeline will be complete before German election Two pipelayers now operational in waters off Denmark Around 100 km of Continue Reading
European Parliament makes new call for Nord Stream 2 gas link to be halted
New resolution in response to Navalny case, military build-up Calls for oil, gas import ban if Russian invades Ukraine Parliament resolutions non-binding on EU, member states The European Parliament has Continue Reading
Second Russian vessel begins Nord Stream 2 pipelaying in Danish waters: developer
Akademik Cherskiy now laying line alongside Fortuna Pipelaying using Fortuna vessel resumed Feb 6 Work in German waters could restart from June A second Russian vessel has now begun laying Continue Reading
Biden Faces New Pressure to Act on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
President Biden is facing growing pressure from Congress as his administration wrestles with whether to use U.S. sanctions powers against Nord Stream 2, a Russian natural-gas pipeline project to Europe. Mr. Continue Reading
Gazprom: Nord Stream 2 Construction To Be Completed In 2021
The controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project will definitely be completed this year, Viktor Zubkov, chairman of the board of directors of Russia’s gas giant Gazprom, said on Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 impasse threatens transatlantic ties
“Democracy” is invoked no less than 47 times in the 24 pages of US president Joe Biden’s Interim National Security Strategic Guidance. In particular, the new administration insists on the Continue Reading
Is The World’s Most Controversial Pipeline About To Pivot To Hydrogen?
Keeping the position of key energy supplier to the Old Continent comes at a price. And it looks like it’s a price Russia is ready to pay it. Moscow is Continue Reading
U.S. Threatens Nord Stream Partners With Sanctions
Washington has threatened all companies involved in the Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project with sanctions, signaling there is at least one segment of U.S. foreign policy where the Continue Reading
Biden Admin Eyes New Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
U.S. lawmakers from both parties have been pressing the Biden administration to take stronger action to stop Gazprom PJSC’s project. (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is weighing additional sanctions to Continue Reading
Analysis: Germany bets U.S. will make the best of ‘bad deal’ Nord Stream gas link
Germany is betting the U.S. administration will take a pragmatic approach to the Nord Stream 2 project to ship Russian gas to Europe and is pushing for the pipeline’s completion Continue Reading
US lawmakers hit out at Biden administration over ‘inadequate’ Nord Stream 2 sanctions
Senior US lawmakers have slammed the Biden administration for failing to step up its opposition to the almost-complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline through increased sanctions designations. Receive daily email Continue Reading
U.S. lawmakers ask Blinken for briefing on Nord Stream 2 natgas pipeline
Several U.S. Representatives on Wednesday raised pressure on the State Department to share plans on potential sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline Russia is racing to finish Continue Reading
Biden Administration Reviews Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
The Biden administration is reviewing U.S. policy toward a pipeline designed to carry Russian natural gas to Germany beneath the Baltic Sea, under new pressure after construction on the $11 Continue Reading
Germany aims for new deal with Washington on Nord Stream 2
One of the most-read items among German foreign policy experts these days is a 34-year-old book that could offer clues to resolving one of the biggest diplomatic headaches bedeviling US-German Continue Reading
Gazprom Plans To Start Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline This Year
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom plans to commission the controversial natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 this year, Russian news agency TASS reported on Thursday, quoting a presentation of a Gazprom Continue Reading
Germany urged to clarify stance over US Nord Stream 2 sanctions offer
A German environmentalist group said Feb. 9 the government should say whether its reported offer to the previous US administration to increase state support for LNG import infrastructure in return Continue Reading
US Signals Readiness To Discuss Lifting Of Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
The new U.S. Administration has signaled for the first time that it could be willing to discuss with Germany the lifting of the American sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 Continue Reading
Russia Says It May Go To Court Over Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
Russia could turn to a national or contract jurisdiction court to protect its interests against interference against the completion of the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, Dmitry Medvedev, Continue Reading
France calls for Nord Stream 2 to be halted as Navalny protests continue
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project from Russia to Germany should be abandoned, a senior French government official said Feb. 1, given Moscow’s stance toward opposition politician Alexei Navalny Continue Reading
White House says Biden believes Nord Stream 2 pipeline is ‘bad deal’ for Europe
President Joe Biden believes the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is a “bad deal for Europe” and his administration will be reviewing restrictions on the project included in a Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 says pipe-laying vessel has started work in Danish waters
A pipe-laying vessel has started work in Danish waters ahead of the resumption of construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the consortium behind the project said on Sunday, Continue Reading
Germany’s Merkel to discuss Russia pipeline project with US
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that she isn’t abandoning a German-Russian gas pipeline project that faces U.S. sanctions, but wants to talk to the new administration about the issue. Continue Reading
European Parliament reiterates call for Nord Stream 2 gas link to be halted
The European Parliament has again called for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project to be halted, this time in light of the arrest in Moscow of Russian opposition politician Continue Reading
Western Companies Abandon Russia-Led Nord Stream 2 Project
The U.S. imposed on Tuesday sanctions on the Russian pipe-laying vessel that was expected to complete the construction of the gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, while several Western companies are Continue Reading
Pressure mounts on Nord Stream 2 gas link as sanctions bite
The developer of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has said it remained committed to completing the controversial link, despite growing reports of auxiliary service companies Continue Reading
Gazprom Admits Nord Stream 2 At Risk Due To ‘Political Pressure’
Gazprom has warned investors that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project could be suspended or discontinued due to “political pressure,” among other exceptional circumstances, the Russian gas giant says in Continue Reading
Germany regrets U.S. decision to sanction Russian vessel involved in Nord Stream 2
The United States has informed Germany that it plans to impose sanctions on a Russian pipe-laying ship involved in construction of the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia Continue Reading
Germany approves resuming Russia gas pipeline work
German authorities gave permission Friday for work to resume on a subsea pipeline bringing natural gas from Russia that’s been the target of U.S. sanctions threats. The decision by the Continue Reading