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OIES: Will natural gas demand in Europe stay high enough to fill Nord Stream 2?

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies argues that natural gas demand in Europe not neccessarily will stay high. That is the one of the main arguments after Nord Stream 2 project.

Gazprom in Central and Eastern Europe. A long history of exploitation

The history of the relations between Gazprom and the Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) clearly shows that without severe penalty for Gazprom, gas markets in Poland and other CEE countries will not enjoy real competition.

Nuclear Poland? There is a way, but is there a will?

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EU’s ambitious climate policy stimulated the Polish discussion on the future of our energy sector. The government in Warsaw recognized coal as its foundation, but that does not fit into the energy policy trend Brussels is pursuing. Is nuclear energy our chance to address the expectations of EU decision makers?

Poland is not a coal-state (INTERVIEW)

„Contrary to the popular belief, Poland is not „running on coal”. One of the reasons for this is simple enough – the mining sector is small in comparison to the entire economy and for years it has been dragging it down,” says Maciej Bukowski, PhD and president of the WiseEuropa think tank. In an interview with BiznesAlert.pl, he stressed that the ability of Polish mines to produce coal in a commercially viable manner is decreasing.

Polonisation of the Cogeneration Sector

„During a press conference on May 19, the Polish Minister of Energy, Krzysztof Tchórzewski, announced the purchase of EDF assets by PGE. The conditional contract is worth PLN 4.5 bn and should be finalized at the beginning of 2018,” writes Magdalena Kuffel, BiznesAlert.com’s author.

REKK: How Nord Stream 2 will impact the prices and competition (PAPER)

Hungarian think tank Regionális Energiagazdasági Kutatóközpont (REKK) published a paper called „The Impact Of The Construction Of The Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline On Gas Prices And Competition” in English.