LAST UPDATE: 17.18 The start of gas exports through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will lead to lower gas prices in Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, according to domestic news agencies, as reported by Reuters. Nord Stream 2, which ended in September, is facing opposition from the United States and several countries, […]
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Germany: There are no political decisions behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline delays
The delay in the approval of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline by Germany is not due to political decisions, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said today, as broadcast by Reuters. As he pointed out, the decision not to give the green light for the operation of the pipeline was made by the competent authorities. The […]
Nord Stream 2: Will not be certified before mid-2022
No decision on the certification of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is expected before mid-2022, the German energy regulator said today, suspending the process this autumn due to a legal hurdle. The decision to allow the opening of this pipeline between Russia and Germany “will not be taken in the first half” of […]
How could the German bureaucracy, not Scholz, delay Nord Stream 2
German Chancellor Olaf Soltz – under pressure from the United States, which wants to shut down the Nord Stream 2 pipeline due to Russian aggression against Ukraine – may quietly outsource the project to the country’s bureaucracy, according to Bloomberg. Before gas can flow through the pipeline to the bottom of the Baltic Sea, the […]
How could the German bureaucracy, not Solz, delay Nord Stream 2
German Chancellor Olaf Soltz – under pressure from the United States, which wants to shut down the Nord Stream 2 pipeline due to Russian aggression against Ukraine – may quietly outsource the project to the country’s bureaucracy, according to Bloomberg. Before gas can flow through the pipeline to the bottom of the Baltic Sea, the […]
Nord Stream 2: The powerful weapon of American diplomacy
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline connecting Russia with Germany has been an arrow in US diplomacy for years. Eventually, Joe Biden decided to accept him. But today, the pipeline in question is back in the game as one of Washington’s key levers to prevent Moscow from invading Ukraine. The White House did not specify whether […]
Europe’s energy crisis is rekindling
By Costas Raptis Stakeholders argue that this is a technical issue, without political dimensions. But around them abound the neo-Cold War chants of those who have set as their primary political goal the cancellation of the operation of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. “Frozen” winter, possibly with a blackout and a slump in […]
A wave of new energy price hikes brings heart attack to Nord Stream 2
By Harry Floudopoulos The decision of the German energy regulator to suspend the certification procedures of the company Nord Stream 2 AG, which operates the homonymous Russia-Germany gas pipeline, leads to a resurgence of the energy crisis that affects the energy markets at a pan-European level. This decision, which is interpreted as a further deterioration […]
‘Jump’ over 10% for gas in Europe after the ‘block’ in Nord Stream 2
Gas prices in Europe climbed to three-week high amid concerns about the delay the “blockade” of the German authorities in the approval of the controversial German-Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2 in its operation. The Swiss-based consortium that manages the pipeline will have to set up a company under German law, according to the Authority and […]
German energy regulator ‘block’ on Nord Stream 2 – Towards a new energy shock?
LAST UPDATE: 15.00 The German energy regulator has set a temporary “block” in the licensing process for the operation of the Russian-German gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, asking for further clarifications in order to restart it. The Swiss-based consortium that manages the pipeline will have to set up a company under German law, according to […]
