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Russia is ready to keep gas transit through Ukraine

Russia is ready to keep gas transit through Ukraine

Negotiations on the increase of natural gas transit through the Ukrainian gas transport system can only be commercial, press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.  "Negotiations can only be …

Nord Stream resumes gas transport after maintenance completion

Nord Stream resumes gas transport after maintenance completion

Gas transportation over two strings of the Nord Stream gas pipeline restarted after the 10-day shutdown for maintenance, according to data of Nel and Opal gas transport operators. Gas pumping over the pipeline was halted on July 13, and …

Biden: stopping completion of Nord Stream 2 not possible anymore

Biden: stopping completion of Nord Stream 2 not possible anymore

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline project "is 99% finished," it is no longer possible to stop its implementation, U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters before leaving Cincinnati for Washington after a CNN town hall on Wednesday, according to …

Biden accused of “surrendering” to Russia

Biden accused of “surrendering” to Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden is facing bipartisan backlash to his administration’s agreement with Germany that allows a controversial Russian natural-gas pipeline to be completed, Politico writes. Biden and his deputies have long been …

Putin and Lukashenko agree on gas price for Belarus

Putin and Lukashenko agree on gas price for Belarus

Presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko agreed that the gas price for Belarus in 2022 will remain at the level in this year, press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. …

Nord Stream AG to halt gas pumping for 10 days

Nord Stream AG to halt gas pumping for 10 days

Nord Stream AG, the operator of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, will halt gas transfer over both lines from July 13 to 23 for the scheduled maintenance, the company said on Monday. "Nord Stream AG will temporarily shut down both …

Russia ready for possible hurdles during Nord Stream 2 operation

Russia ready for possible hurdles during Nord Stream 2 operation

Russia and Nord Stream 2’s operator are ready for problems, which the West could create for the pipeline’s work, Russian Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov told Rossiya-1 TV channel on the sidelines of the …

Gazprom changes strategy on Turkish direction

Gazprom changes strategy on Turkish direction

 Before 2020, Russia was the leading gas exporter to Turkey with a market share around 33%. Few were those who predicted any sudden alterations to this order of things

Blinken: U.S. strongly opposed to construction of Nord Stream-2

Blinken: U.S. strongly opposed to construction of Nord Stream-2

The U.S. administration is strongly opposed to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in London yesterday, according to the …

Germany eager to launch Nord Stream 2 as soon as possible

Germany eager to launch Nord Stream 2 as soon as possible

Germany needs reliable gas supplies from Russia in the future and supports commissioning the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as soon as possible, Minister President of Germany's federal state of Saxony Michael Kretschmer said at a Russian-German …

About 43% of Turkish Stream's capacity used in 2020

About 43% of Turkish Stream's capacity used in 2020

About 43% of the Russian Turkish Stream gas pipeline's estimated capacity was used in 2020, according to Gazprom's report. "In the reporting year, a total of 13.51 billion cubic meters of natural gas were …

EU Parliament mulls block on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

EU Parliament mulls block on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

A group of EU lawmakers have drafted a resolution that would impose new sanctions on Russia and scupper the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, ignoring recent calls from the bloc’s top politicians for more constructive relations. The …