Georgian Military Road restricted for trucks
The Georgian Military Road, which was opened in the morning, is again closed to heavy vehicles due to a snowstorm
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Oil pumping over Druzhba oil pipeline resumed in Poland
Polish workers have restored a damaged segment of a Druzhba oil pipeline branch delivering oil to Germany and Kazakh oil pumping has restarted, the …
Completion of North-South corridor delayed for five years
The North-South corridor will be completed within five years
Russia and Turkey start practical implementation of gas hub project
Russia and Turkey have already started working on implementation of the gas hub project in Turkey, CEO Aleksey Miller said. "Turkey and we have recently started working out the gas hub project in this country. This decision was …
Russia suggests creating new joint operator for entire North-South route
Russia suggests establishing a tripartite international operator for the North-South transport corridor, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov said on Friday. "We would like to suggest considering an opportunity of creating a …
Israel approves production of Karish gas field
Israel said on Tuesday it has granted permission to the London-based company Energean to begin production at the Karish natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea. "The gas production from Karish will greatly contribute to meeting …
Novak reveals what pipeline can replace Nord Stream 2
The Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline may become an actual replacement for Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview for the Rossiya-1 TV channel on Thursday. "Well, …
Gazprom receives turbine documents from Siemens
Gazprom has received documents from Siemens on return of the Nord Stream turbine from Canada but they still do not mitigate earlier identified risks, the Russian gas holding said. "Gazprom has received documents of Canadian …
Iran strengthens its position on international transport map
A new China-Iran intermodal rail service also crossing the Caspian Sea is here to change the dynamics of Silk Road and Central Asian transport
Vaccines and infrastructure unites China, Indonesia and UAE
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the three nations have established a triad of deepening and mutually beneficial relationships
U.S. vows to block Nord Stream 2 in case of escalation of Ukraine situation
The U.S. State Department unequivocally warned that if Russia further escalates the situation with Ukraine, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will sit unused at the bottom of the ocean. "We continue to have strong, …
Kremlin: it is impossible to switch off Nord Stream 2
Holding up the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline’s launch is bad for the project’s participants, for consumers, and for Europe’s economic development as a whole, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. …
Gas crisis did not change Denmark's negative attitude towards Nord Stream 2
The Danish government opposes the launch of Nord Stream 2, despite the energy crisis in Europe and the previously issued building permit, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at the United Nations Climate Summit in Glasgow. …
Nord Stream 2 operator looks into shipping hydrogen via pipeline
Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2, is looking into the technical possibility of transportation of hydrogen via this pipeline, OMV ex-CEO Rainer Seele said. "As far as I know, Nord Stream 2 AG is carrying out such …
Lavrov: no grounds for claims Nord Stream 2 will increase Europe’s dependence on Russia
Claims that the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will increase Europe’s dependence on the supplies of Russian gas have no grounds, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Hungarian newspaper Magyar …
Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is 99% finished
The Nord Stream 2 undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is 99% complete, the pipeline operator said on Wednesday, after the pipelay vessel Akademik Cherskiy finished its initially planned workload. The Nord Stream 2 operator also …
"Nord Stream 2 become operational in 2021"
The construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will be completed in August and it is likely to become operational as early as this year, Rainer Seele, the head of the Austrian oil giant OMV, said on 28 July. "The construction work …
German MP stresses need to complete Nord Stream 2 construction
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline’s construction should be completed and put into operation as soon as possible, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)’s faction in the Bundestag Rolf Mutzenich told the Redaktionsnetzwerk …
Kiev to launch consultations with European Commission on Nord Stream 2
Ukraine will initiate consultations with the European Commission over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Wednesday. "Under art. 274 of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, Ukraine is …
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 …
