On 4 February 2019, the Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Gorzów Wielkopolski issued a decision on environmental conditions for the project under implementation by Gaz-System „Construction of the Goleniów – Lwówek DN1000 gas pipeline”. This is one of the five investments planned within the Baltic Pipe project in Poland.
Pyrrhic victory of the gas directive. Will it cover Nord Stream 2?
The revision of the gas directive that could entrap Nord Stream 2 has not been rejected by the ambassadors of the European Union and this is a success. However, this does not mean a full victory, because by drilling the directive described in BiznesAlert.pl this act may not cover the contested investment – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Negotiations on the Gas directive. Can it block or delay Nord Stream 2?
What goes on in Poland on the 11th of February.
European offshore wind capacity grew by 18 percent in 2018
Europe installed 2.6 GW of new offshore wind energy capacity in 2018, according to statistics released today by WindEurope. That’s an 18% increase in Europe’s offshore wind capacity.
PKN Orlen reduces crude oil supplies from across Poland’s eastern border
In line with its policy to purchase the feedstock from a diverse supplier base, PKN Orlen has reduced the volumes sourced from Rosneft Oil Company by approximately 30%, thereby markedly increasing its diversification capacity.
Harmony Link – how Poland helps the Baltic states break up with Russia in peace
The Baltic states are preparing for a divorce with the power system of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Harmony Link project implemented with Poles will help. It can hurt the Russians who can break up in peace or go for a clash – says Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Polish nuclear program is ambitious, but feasible
What goes on in Poland on the 8th of February.
Naimski: Baltic Pipe is going forward. A second LNG terminal might be needed (INTERVIEW)
Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Strategic Infrastructure Piotr Naimski talks about the progress of the Baltic Pipe project and new realities on the gas market in Poland after 2022, which may lead the authorities to invest in the FSRU in the Gulf of Gdansk.
Polish Briefing: The Greens party proposes a Round Table for the climate
What goes on in Poland on the 7th of February.
Warsaw Institute: Ukraine and Nord Stream 2 – struggle over gas transit
The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project is primarily perceived in terms of a political venture that goes against basic EU principles and poses threat to European solidarity. It was backed by Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German government despite objections from some of EU and NATO member states and from the European Commission, not to mention possible negative consequences for Ukraine. Further, Russia’s gas giant Gazprom never took into account purely economic calculations, serving first and foremost as a tool to implement Moscow’s policy. This is to be exemplified by the firm’s reaction to its significant defeat in legal dispute with Ukraine’s Naftogaz. When constructing Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream, Russia aims to make Europe dependent on its gas supplies while weakening position of such transit countries as Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Slovakia. Ultimately, the pipeline running alongside the Baltic Sea may transform countries located between Germany and Russia into their gas condominium. In addition, the project constitutes an integral element of Moscow’s policy targeted towards the Ukrainian state whose long-time strategic goal is to eliminate Ukraine from the European gas transit network and to weaken the state, also by hitting its budget. Nord Stream 2’s political, economic and security consequences will be most suffered by Ukraine as it is estimated that charges deriving from the pipeline’s launch may make up to 3 percent of its gross domestic product. If obtained, the possibility to resign from gas transit to the European Union via Ukraine removes one of many obstacles to Russia’s aggression in Kiev.