Gazprom.

The completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, almost two years after the original deadline, does not conclude the dispute over the pipe. The US sanctions and the EU law make it impossible to quickly start gas transmission, despite the fait accompli policy pursued by Gazprom, which is contributing to the high gas prices […]

Gazprom, apart from limiting gas transit to Europe via its export gas pipelines, is also persistently emptying the European gas storage facilities under its control. This is leading to historically high gas prices on the European market, and is a harbinger of a crisis in the coming heating season – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, […]

To prevent Gazprom form creating artificial gas shortage, Europe must work to end Gazprom’s export monopoly – states German Galuschenko, energy minister of Ukraine in an interview for BiznesAlert.pl.

What goes in Poland on 9th of August?

Incident at Gazprom facility in Siberia has temporarily affected gas supplies to Europe through Jamal-Europe pipeline. Although Gazprom informs about resuming the gas supplies, this incident is important in wider context of Nord Stream 2 dispute and gas price record in Europe. Madalina Sisu Vicari is commenting this issue for BiznesAlert.com.

In 2005 Gazprom started a hot affair with football. Surely, it must be just a coincidence that it happened exactly at a time when the Nord Stream project, which needed to be legitimized in Europe, was launched. The key to making the company seem friendly, professional and mindful of social relations was no other than […]

USA and Germany will not be exerting more pressure on Russia in spite of the risk that Moscow may use gas for political ends already this winter. Instead they want to offer compensation for Nord Stream 2, which may be conditional and hinge on fostering values such as the rule of law in the European […]

„The Russian newspaper Vzglyad commented on BiznesAlert.pl’s piece about the plan to subject the capacity of the Polish section of the Yamal gas pipeline to regulations. Russians are threatening Gazprom will take revenge in court and argue that the Polish plan is an argument for Nord Stream 2. This is just a swan song, because […]

For almost a month the Fortuna barge has been continuing the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. So far, apart from a few problems caused by storms over the Baltic, the pipe laying is going without interruptions. Will the Akademik Cherskiy join in soon? – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, writes.

Prospects of Nord Stream 2 are heavily complicated. Nevertheless, the NDAA 2021 provides an window of opportunity if not to completely l bypass  sanctions, at least to greatly mitigate their effects – writes Madalina Vicari from University of Liege for BiznesAlert.com.