What goes on in Poland on the 21st of August.
American hearts will pump gas of Northern Gateway into the region’s bloodstream
The significance of the Gaz-System and Solar Turbines agreement goes beyond the Baltic Pipe project. Little hearts from America will pump Northern Gateway gas through the bloodstream of all of Poland, and maybe even its neighbors – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Talks about the coalition against the NPP in Belarus
What goes on in Poland on the 20th of August.
PGNiG: Sustained increase in natural gas and crude oil production
Within two years, PGNiG will increase its natural gas and crude oil production by 13% and 12%, respectively. The Company expects that in 2021 it will produce 5.2 bcm of natural gas and approximately 1.4 million tonnes of crude oil both in Poland and abroad.
OSW: New US sanctions on Russia
On 2 August, the US Department of State informed that a second round of US sanctions had been imposed on Russia due to the Russian chemical attacks on the Skripal family in Salisbury in the United Kingdom in March 2018 – writes Marek Menkiszak, analyst of Center for Eastern Studies (OSW).
Location decisions issued for all the Baltic Pipe gas compressor stations
On 25 July 2019 the Governor of the Wielkopolskie Province issued the location decision for the expansion of the Odolanów Compressor Station. The investment will be located in the Wielkopolskie Province, Ostrów Wielkopolski District, Odolanów commune. Obtaining the location decision by GAZ-SYSTEM for the last such facility in the Polish part of the Baltic Pipe Project means moving on to the process of obtaining construction permits for all the three compressor stations.
PKEE comments on the European Union’s low-emission 2050 strategy
“A European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy by 2050 – A Clean Planet for all” presented by the European Commission has initiated a broaddebate about defining the way Europe should be developing in the 2050 horizon. The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) fully agrees with the idea of an EU policy assuming innovative and low-emission economy developed in line with the principles of sustainable development.
The fight for coal regions transformation is still underway
Despite the inauguration of the Fund for Mining and coal Regions, it is not known whether funds for this purpose will be in the new budget of the European Union. It is important because Poland may be its biggest beneficiary – writes Bartłomiej Sawicki, journalist of BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Sanctions against Nord Stream 2 can drive a wedge between the US and the EU
What goes on in Europe on the 13th of August.