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The Baltic Pipe will not be empty. It is expected that the new PGNiG-Equinor contracts will fill over half of the pipe in 2023. On September 27 the gas pipeline will be officially opened, and that ceremony should not be eclipsed by old political disputes – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

The protests against high prices with pro-Russian undertones show that Russians may use the energy crisis to change governments in Europe to ones that will withdraw support for Ukraine that is defending itself against the invasion – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

The beneficiary of the Gasumlage will be gas importers, such as Uniper, which quite consciously decided to cooperate with Russia’s Gazprom and even took an active part in financing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Now that it is apparent that business with Gazprom failed, and gas prices soared, Uniper is close to collapse, writes […]

The heating season is approaching and Gazprom has stepped up its efforts to limit gas supplies. Europeans are seeking more contracts, but only joint purchases of gas will save them from a fratricidal struggle for fuel, which Vladimir Putin is counting on, writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

An investigation committee may call Chancellor Olaf Scholz as a witness to answer questions about possible corruption in the top echelons of Germany’s government with the involvement of Russia’s intelligence. The dependence on gas from Russia is aggravating the energy crisis – write Wojciech Jakóbik and Marek Wieroński in BiznesAlert.pl.

A Greenpeace article based on reports from Denmark raised concerns about the security of gas supplies to Poland. This is another argument for signing new contracts to fill the Baltic Pipe to the brim – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

Climate policy has never been so prone to growth, and despite many changes it has become the last resort for many reasons. History shows that a well-conducted climate policy can succeed and overcome a crisis. Can we repeat that considering the political divisions and the Russian aggression on Ukraine? – Marek Józefiak, spokesman for Greenpeace […]

Poland defies imposing the solidarity mechanism on the gas market. However, if the worst case scenario occurs and Russia completely halts its supply, there may be no other choice. Nevertheless, Brussels and Warsaw may again part ways before the elections – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

It is Poland that should actually propose a big energy treaty, first with Germany and then as part of the entire EU, or with the entire community from the get go. It should make it clear that no EU country can make decisions that will undermine energy security as seriously as Nord Stream 2 did, […]

„I am concerned that some are pushing for speeding up the negotiations at the expense of worse contract terms for Polish companies. They are using fear,” says Anna Łukaszewska-Trzeciakowska, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment in an interview for BiznesAlert.pl when commenting on those who are warning about natural gas and coal shortages in Poland.