Nord Stream 2.

What goes on in Poland on the 5th of September.

Backstage gambits done by ex- KGB and Stasi agents and connections between politics and big business – according to investigative journalist Jens Høvsgaard, this is what circumstances around construction of Nord Stream looked like. His book „Spionerne der kom ind med varmen” that describes backstage of this controversial investment has only just made it to Danish bookstores. According […]

What goes on in Poland on the 1st of September.

As part of my work for Free Russia Foundation, I am carrying out research on two projects. The first one is devoted to influencing that Gazprom and its pipeline projects have in the EU. The second is an ongoing project called Underminers which focuses on agents of post-Soviet corruption in the West and will be fully launched […]

The cooperation between Norway and Poland in the energy sector has recently taken very tangible shape. In 2016, Poland decided to launch the Northern Gate project—a set of gas interconnections aiming to link the Polish gas market with gas deposits on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With that decision, Poland wants to diversify away from Russia […]

While analysing the relation between Nord Stream 2 (NS2) and European policy making, the reference point should be the statement of the German Vice-Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, who, during a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin in October 2015, declared, regarding NS2, that Germany will “ensure that all this remains under the competence of the German […]

What goes on in Poland on the 16th of August.

The price will be the main determinant when purchasing LNG from the US, said Witold Waszczykowski Polish Foreign Minister in an interview for RIA Novosti. He also depreciated the significance of the spot delivery of US gas for PGNiG. However, in an authorized interview for Kommiersant he said something different. Are the minister’s words being […]

The Rzeczpospolita daily reported that former German chancellor received his third position in Russia. After being on the board of Nord Stream and its twin Nord Stream 2 he received the proposal to join the Board of Directors at Russia’s TNK-BP. How come Germans have such a good opinion in Russia’s energy sector? This cannot […]

According to a report by the Ministry of Energy, the gas deliveries as well as the Polish system of natural gas worked without any interruptions in 2016. The document also identifies the opportunities and risks, which may impact the development of the gas market in Poland.