US News BERLIN/FRANKFURT -Germany triggered an emergency plan to manage gas supplies on Wednesday that could see Europe’s largest economy ration power if a standoff over a Russian demand to pay for fuel with roubles disrupts or halts supplies. Moscow’s insistence on rouble payments for the Russian gas that meets a third of Europe’s annual energy needs has galvanised others
Reuters Germany could replace around half of its natural gas imports from Russia this year in the event of a delivery stoppage, utility industry association BDEW said on Friday The group that represents 1,900 operators in gas, power and water supply said that according to its sources, Russia’s share of Germany’s gas supply in Jan-March, which is not officially published,
Nasdaq BERLIN, Feb 23 – Germany’s decision to halt the certification of Nord Stream 2 has raised questions about the future of the $11 billion, 1,230-km gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea and the prospect of compensation lawsuits by its Russian owner Gazprom GAZP.MM. Here is what to expect next regarding Europe’s most divisive energy project: IS NORD STREAM 2
Yahoo Finance BERLIN – Germany on Tuesday halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline project, designed to double the flow of Russian gas direct to Germany, after Russia formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. Europe’s most divisive energy project, worth $11 billion, was finished in September, but has stood idle pending certification by Germany and the
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Chancellor Angela Merkel reinforced her vow to push for additional sanctions against Russia if the Kremlin uses the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany as a “weapon.” The comments came two days after President Vladimir Putin raised the stakes in mounting tension over energy with the EU. Putin imposed conditions on any extension
Fox Business Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the Biden administration on Wednesday for the agreement with Germany, which would allow for the completion of the controversial Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, arguing that it would “really undermine American national security.” The agreement, confirmed by Fox News, bucks longstanding opposition to the pipeline in Washington, D.C., and was opposed by officials from
Reuters BERLIN – The conservative and Greens candidates to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel after September’s federal election clashed on Thursday on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, and on whether Germany should host U.S nuclear weapons. In their first debate, focused on foreign and security policy, Armin Laschet, from Merkel’s conservative alliance, welcomed a decision by the
Nasdaq FRANKFURT – Chemicals group BASF (BASFn.DE) put the planned stock market listing of its Wintershall Dea business on hold on Wednesday until further notice, saying the market was underestimating the value of oil and gas companies. BASF and co-owner LetterOne will postpone the Initial Public Offering (IPO), previously slated for the second half of 2021, to a later point in time, the German group
Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that Washington was working with Germany to try to mitigate any effects of the completion of the Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline. He also indicated that more penalties could be in order for those involved with the project, telling a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, “We also of
Reuters BERLIN -The United States is waiving sanctions on the company behind Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe and its chief executive, Germany said on Wednesday, giving Berlin and Washington three more months to resolve a long-standing row. The stand-off over the completion of the $11 billion venture, led by Russian state energy firm Gazprom, has strained ties at
Reuters BERLIN – The German government expects the energy sector to play the biggest role in reducing carbon emissions by 2030, according to a draft of the reform to its climate protection law seen by Reuters on Thursday. The draft law, which is due to be passed by the cabinet next Wednesday, requires the energy sector to cut C02 emissions
Reuters BRUSSELS – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he had told his German counterpart that sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline were a real possibility and there was “no ambiguity” in American opposition to its construction. Berlin has so far been betting the new U.S. administration of President Joe Biden will take a
