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On 31 January, Nord Stream 2 AG (which is 100% owned by Gazprom) obtained the consent of the Mining Authority in Stralsund for the construction and operation of a 55-km long section of the Nord Stream pipeline 2 in Germany. This consent covers both the land section of the pipeline to the town of Lubmin, […]

On 27 September, the legal service of the Council of the European Union issued a legal opinion on the European Commission’s proposal to the EU Council for permission to start negotiations with the Russian Federation on the issue of adopting a special legal framework for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The content of the […]

On 8th September Glencore and Qatar Investment Fund (QIF) announced that the Chinese company CEFC would shortly finalise a transaction to buy 14.16% of shares in Rosneft. This information was confirmed by Rosneft’s CEO Igor Sechin. The value of the transaction is said to be US$ 9 billion. The first stage of Rosneft’s privatisation was […]