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The events that have transpired in the last two months put the Nord Stream 2 issue back on the front pages. The threat of new U.S. sanctions successfully halted the completion of the final section of the gas pipeline, by forcing the main contractors to suspend construction. Many commentators hoped the planned sanctions would be […]

A gas pipeline between Poland and Lithuania (GIPL) is under construction in north-eastern Poland. GAZ-SYSTEM is responsible for the investment, which will connect not just the Polish, but also the European gas grid with the Baltic States. Apart from achieving this strategic goal, the project will also distribute gas across north-eastern Poland, facilitating the area’s […]

PGNiG is very competent at storing and distributing gas, including hydrogen. Nevertheless, we are researching the whole cycle – from production to usage in transport – to learn about the entire chain – Arkadiusz Sekściński, PGNiG’s Vice-President of the Management Board responsible for development, said in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.

Today the European Commission will present its methane strategy. Lobbyists are already working to use the ensuing regulations to promote gas from Russia and block LNG from the U.S. – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) has signed a confidentiality agreement with the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) on the possible participation in the privatization of Ukraine’s energy sector. PGNiG may be interested in Ukraine’s cogeneration plants – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, writes.

Anna Mikulska, PhD, from the Kleinman Institute for Energy Studies talked to BiznesAlert.pl about the impact of various factors on the international gas market. We delved deep into the coronavirus, the Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream gas pipelines and the upcoming election in the U.S.

On the 6th of October, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) informed the companies engaged in financing the Nord Stream 2 project, about its decision to impose penalties for an illegal concentration scheme to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic. What does the penalty mean for the companies that are bankrolling this […]

Alexei Navalny called on the German government and the European Union to slap sanctions on Putin’s inner circle. Europe should listen to him and stop Nord Stream 2 – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

„We are talking about several thousand jobs that are permanent, not seasonal, in the emerging biomethane sector,” Jarosław Wróbel, Vice-President of the Management Board at PGNiG, says. In his opinion the sector needs regulations, that will allow it to develop quickly.

The modernization of the ship that will finish the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed. Before continuing the pipe laying, the vessel will conduct a number of sea trials. Will the works begin before the possible U.S. sanctions enter into force? – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, asks.