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Bundesnetzagentur, the German energy regulator, has announced that Nord Stream 2 will not be excluded from the EU gas directive.

According to information obtained by BiznesAlert.pl the level of Russian gas transit via the Polish section of the Yamal gas pipeline had dropped before the coronavirus pandemic started. This is what a new reality may look like after the transit contract expires in May 2020, and Gazprom will find it increasingly harder to compete for […]

On 7 May 2020, Sweden’s government approved construction of Baltic Pipe gas pipeline in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone in the Baltic Sea. The permit for laying the gas pipeline issued by the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation thus finishes the process of obtaining construction permits for all sections of Baltic Pipe in all […]

Could Belarus import gas via Poland through the Yamal gas pipeline after the transit deal expires? In theory – yes. However, in practice it will be very difficult – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

The German daily Handelsblatt has published bombshell news that may decide about the future of Nord Steam 2. If it is confirmed, the gas pipeline will be in even more trouble than that caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which has already undermined its profitability – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

PGNiG Upstream Norway has started production from yet another field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The licence partners, including AkerBP as an operator and PGNiG as a partner, have brought on stream the first production well in the Ærfugl field, with further wells planned to start production later this year.

Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) has received another supply of U.S. liquefied natural gas from Cheniere, continuing the cooperation between the two companies to provide secure supplies of natural gas to Poland. Under the 2018 contract between both companies, starting from 2023 the annual LNG volume to be delivered by the US producer will […]

Russia will continue using energy for foreign policy leverage. The catastrophe coming to Kremlin will not stop it even if it means incoming revolution in Russia. The proof is continued lobbying for Nord Stream 2, which increased in fact in spite of coronavirus – said Margarita Assenova, Jamestown Foundation Senior Fellow to BiznesAlert.com.

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG – Polish Oil and Gas Company) announces that Gazprom has failed to comply with the final award issued by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) in response to a suit brought by PGNiG. The award of March 30th 2020 amended the pricing formula used to […]

Unfortunately, the coronavirus will not only not delay the construction of Nord Stream 2, but it actually seems that this tragic crisis will be shamelessly used to quietly introduce harmful solutions. At a moment when everybody is focused on the increasing number of victims and Europe is united in its efforts to fight the plague, […]