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The European Commission is launching a second antitrust investigation against Gazprom, suspected by countries like Poland of restricting gas supplies to Europe for political purposes. It is the implementation of a postulate made by Poland, among others.

Polish-German relations are quite difficult right now. Lot of people attribute quarrels around Nord Stream 2 to general discussion about rule of law and perceive Polish opposition to this project as an excuse to not to talk about internal issues. That is why some people neglect to see the connections between Nord Stream 2 on […]

On Wednesday, 15 December 2021, the European Commission presented a comprehensive package on decarbonizing the gas sector, including through support for the low-carbon biomethane and hydrogen. The proposals include a new regulation, which is to contribute to limiting methane emissions in the energy industry. The role of gas in the energy transition depends to a […]

If energy prices rise by 20 percent and gas prices by 40 percent, the blow struck by the climbing prices will be softened by the buffer allowance and by the fact that the gas tariff hike will be spread across three years. There will be no compensation for energy prices and there is no point […]

Does the US-Germany agreement on Nord Stream 2 contain a secret protocol? Is Poland concerned mainly about Ukraine, because it is calm about the Baltic Pipe, which in the best case scenario will move faster than the pipe from Russia? – asks Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

Together with the United States, Qatar is the largest supplier of liquefied natural gas to Europe. This means it plays a crucial role in decreasing the dependence on Russia, a goal shared by Poland and other stakeholders. The threat posed by Russia also makes us look to Ukraine – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

In the last few months the electricity and gas markets in Europe experienced unusual turbulence, particularly the price spike for electricity, gas and coal. This was due to a combination of several factors. We can argue about the causes but none of them gets us closer to the point: Europe’s current exposure and vulnerability to […]

It is possible that the EU will bankroll nuclear power through its taxonomy scheme, just like gas, but new nuclear power plants and regulations on the security of supply of this fuel are necessary to avoid replacing the dependence on Gazprom with over-reliance on hydrogen. The Russians are already building a hydrogen valley in East […]

On 28 November, the American news website Axios reported on a non-paper that was sent on 19 November by the German government, via the embassy in Washington, to members of the US Congress concerning the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Its purpose is to convince them not to impose new sanctions on the entities involved […]

If the new German government continues its policy of protecting Nord Stream 2 at all costs, it will pay for it on both sides of the Atlantic, and only Vladimir Putin will come on top. Here’s what the confidential document says – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.