What goes on in Poland on the 5th of March.
PGNiG and PGG start cooperation within the Geo-Metan project
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo and Polska Grupa Górnicza have signed an agreement on pre-mining capture of methane from hard coal seams. The works will be carried out at the site of Ruda Ruch Bielszowice Coal Mine.
NATO’s pending energy security crisis
Russia has mastered the pipeline diplomacy. In fact, coercive energy policy became Moscow globally recognized trademark. Yet, the Russian aggression against Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea in November 2018 showcased that Moscow is ready to go beyond political and economic tools to protect what it defines as its critical infrastructure – write Julian Wieczorkiewicz and Dominik P. Jankowski
Polish Briefing: Polish ports support growing coal imports to Poland and the region
What goes on in Poland on the 4th of March.
OSW: The gas directive revision – EU law poses problems for Nord Stream 2
On 20 February, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU Council (COREPER) endorsed a compromise version of the amendments to the gas directive which had been agreed a week earlier during the tripartite ‘trilogue’ meeting with the European Parliament & European Commission. This almost certainly guarantees that, after the last few formal steps are completed, the directive will come into force in May or June 2019, i.e. before the finalisation of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Agreement on the directive was made possible by, among others, a change in the position adopted by Germany, which had long opposed the application of the EU’s legal rules to the Russian project, as well as the amendments to the directive which had been aimed at guaranteeing that – writes Agata Łoskot-Strachota, analyst at OSW.
Polish Briefing: The Orlen-Lotos merger will bring more benefits than threats
What goes on in Poland on the 1st of March.
ECFR: Negative energy – Berlin’s Trumpian turn on Nord Stream 2
Berlin’s handling of the controversial Nord Stream 2 project reveals double standards and neglect of the pipeline’s security repercussions.
Linkevičius: International community stands in solidarity with Lithuania on Ostrovets NPP issue
On 27 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius presented a decision of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo) on non-compliance by Belarus with requirements of the Espoo Convention (NPP construction) in the Government sitting. At the beginning of February, the Meeting of the Parties to the Espoo Convention in Geneva decided that Belarus had violated the Espoo Convention in choosing a construction site for the Ostrovets nuclear power plant (NPP).
Polish Briefing: Poland may gain from postponing certain decisions
What goes on the 28th of February.
Ukraine can bargain with Poland for a while
The Ukrainian Energy Forum is starting. Ukrainians are in a better situation than a few years ago and are bargaining with Poland for gas supply conditions. However, the good streak may soon end – warns Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.