The biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany began annual maintenance on Monday, with flows expected to stop for 10 days, but governments, markets and companies are worried the Continue Reading
Germany on Friday confirmed that the government had received a positive signal from Canada regarding the delivery of a turbine needed for the maintenance of the Nord Stream 1 gas Continue Reading
Maintenance on a critical pipeline to Europe is an opportunity for the Kremlin to further squeeze the continent. Source:: picture alliance/Getty Images Want the lowdown on European markets? In your Continue Reading
A key Russian pipeline to Europe may not return to full capacity after planned maintenance this month, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said, echoing the concerns of German officials. Nord Stream Continue Reading
A technical problem with the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline reported by Russia is merely a pretext, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday. “We are in a gas Continue Reading
The German government is considering converting parts of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline into a connection for a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Baltic Sea coast. Magazine Der Continue Reading
Nigeria, Algeria and Niger Republic yesterday moved to reactivate the $13 billion Trans- Saharan Natural Gas Pipeline (TNGP) project as demand pressure continues to mount from within the continent and Continue Reading
Ukraine has around 109 million cubic metres (mcm) a day of spare gas capacity through a transit route to Europe which could be used to offset lower flows through the Continue Reading
Highlights ‘All parties agreed to suspension in advance’: Gazprom Suspension comes amid major European supply disruptions Bulgaria received gas via TurkStream prior to April 27 cut-off Russia’s Gazprom said June Continue Reading
Highlights European gas prices surge again after latest comments Nord Stream flows currently capped at 67 million cu m/d Peskov says cuts not ‘intentional’ on Russian side Any more problems Continue Reading
Novatek’s $21 billion liquified natural gas plant, Yamal Arctic 2, is one of many oil and gas projects in Russia that has been put on hold. The sanctions placed on Continue Reading
The capacity of Gazprom’s (GAZP.MM) Nord Stream 1 pipeline to supply gas to Europe is partly constrained as sanctions make it impossible for equipment supplier Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) to return Continue Reading
Gazprom said Tuesday it’s reducing flows through Nord Stream. Gazprom PJSC has cut gas supplies to Italy, state-controlled oil giant Eni SpA said Wednesday, citing a communication from the Russian Continue Reading
In the first quarter of 2022, the FERC approved three projects intended to increase U.S. natural gas exports via pipeline and as LNG. The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently updated Continue Reading
Ukraine’s state gas company and gas infrastructure operator have issued a demand to the German government to either halt or severely curtail gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, Continue Reading
Would only commission one line if Germany reverses opposition Second line would only be available from 2028 Nord Stream 2 certification process currently suspended Russia’s Gazprom said May 5 it Continue Reading
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is launching the US’ most comprehensive end-to-end hydrogen study and demonstration facility, which will examine the future potential of the zero-carbon fuel hydrogen as Continue Reading
Mountainous and remote, the Greek-Bulgaria border once formed the southern corner of the Iron Curtain. Today, it’s where the European Union is redrawing the region’s energy map to ease its Continue Reading
TotalEnergies’ controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline is gaining traction, despite environmentalist pushback. The EACOP is expected to be the world’s longest electrically heated oil pipeline, running from Uganda to Continue Reading
A planned pipeline to carry natural gas from the Eastern Mediterranean to Europe is too expensive to build and will be late to help Europe diversify its gas supply away Continue Reading
U.S. President Biden canceled the controversial Keystone XL pipeline in 2021. As oil shortages weigh on global domestic markets, some lawmakers are urging Biden to rethink his decision. Energy insecurity Continue Reading
EIA: U.S. gas production and consumption could fall if no new interstate pipelines are built. Lack of new pipeline infrastructure could lead to higher gas and electricity prices. Pipeline bans Continue Reading
A fire broke out on the Russian trunk gas pipeline Urengoi – Tsentr-2 in the Perm region, while gas was still being supplied in full via parallel lines, Interfax news Continue Reading
The logo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is seen on a large diameter pipe at the Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant owned by ChelPipe Group in Chelyabinsk, Russia, Continue Reading
Most Americans now support a resurrection of the Keystone XL oil pipeline project for carrying oil from Canada to the United States, a new poll showed after the U.S. banned Continue Reading
Germany on Tuesday halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline project, designed to double the flow of Russian gas direct to Germany, after Russia formally recognised two breakaway Continue Reading
The European Union would target Russia-led gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 if Russian invades Ukraine, as part of an EU package of sanctions being prepared in case of an Continue Reading
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would be halted if Russia invades Ukraine and stressed unity with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as Continue Reading
Highlights Pipeline will be part of sanctions response: Germany Russia-Ukraine standoff roils global energy markets The US will block the startup of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany Continue Reading
Germany said on Tuesday that it could nix the Nord Stream 2 pipeline should Russia invade Ukraine The move would be as much as Germany’s expense at it would be Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2, Russia’s gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea, has already driven a wedge between Germany and the US and sown discord in Europe. Now, as fears mount that Continue Reading
A senior official from the party that leads Germany’s coalition government called on Monday for an end to a political dispute over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to bring Russian Continue Reading
Highlights Part of technical preparations ahead of commercial launch Nord Stream 2 can help ‘stabilize’ European prices: Putin First string of new pipeline filled with gas in October The operator Continue Reading
Russia believes that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will get the necessary certification and eventually start working, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told RBC media on Wednesday. Construction Continue Reading
The pipeline is built and being filled with natural gas. But Russia’s Nord Stream 2 faces a rocky road before any gas flows to Germany, with its new leaders adopting Continue Reading
Highlights Part of technical preparations ahead of commercial launch First string of new pipeline filled with gas in October No decisions on operator certification in first half: regulator The operator Continue Reading
Prior to the pandemic, the utilization rate of U.S. oil pipelines stood at 60 to 70 percent The midstream oil sector see intense competition as pipeline operators have to fight Continue Reading
The German regulator reviewing the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will not make a decision before July 2022, the president of the regulator said on Thursday, in Continue Reading
Pavel Zavalny, the head of the energy committee in Russia’s lower house of parliament, said on Friday that gas may start flowing via the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany Continue Reading
Germany’s energy regulator has suspended the approval process for a major new pipeline bringing Russian gas into Europe, throwing up a new roadblock to the contentious project and driving up Continue Reading
Gas is unlikely to flow through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia renews its aggression against Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday. “That pipeline … Continue Reading
Highlights Biden says US will respond with ‘strong economic measures’ US in talks with European allies on collective response Tensions come despite high US reliance on Russian oil The Biden Continue Reading
Longest Trans Mountain closure in 70-year history Crude supplies reopened to Vancouver region, Pacific Northwest The Trans Mountain crude oil and products pipeline in Western Canada restarted Dec. 5 after Continue Reading
Windfall revenues from high European gas prices mean Russia’s Gazprom will not start pumping gas through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline before certification and it will not press Germany to Continue Reading
The Kremlin said on Monday the United States must not put pressure on anyone over the certification of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The newly completed pipeline is Continue Reading
Germany is warning U.S. Congressional members that sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline could damage Washington’s credibility and transatlantic relations. The White House has consistently argued that its anti-NS2 Continue Reading
Germany said on Sunday it was continuing to work closely with the United States on implementing a deal on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which runs under the Baltic Sea Continue Reading
TC Energy is seeking $15 billion in damages from the US government for the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline project, having filed a formal request for arbitration under the Continue Reading
The suspension of the approval process for the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline by a German regulator could be short-lived as Europe is hungry for more gas, an analyst said Continue Reading
A legal battle between Canadian company Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO) and the U.S. state of Michigan over Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline will be heard in federal court, a judge ruled Continue Reading
