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Russia to complete Nord Stream 2 on its own

Russia to complete Nord Stream 2 on its own

Russia will complete the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project, head of Gazprom Export Elena Burmistrova said speaking at the European Gas Conference. She stressed that the pipeline is currently 94% complete. …

Allseas refuses to resume laying pipes for Nord Stream 2

Allseas refuses to resume laying pipes for Nord Stream 2

Swiss-Dutch company Allseas Group said it has no plans to resume laying pipes for Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. Russia said it has its own vessel to complete the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to …

Lavrov on future of Nord Stream-2

Lavrov on future of Nord Stream-2

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed confidence that the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline will be built despite the U.S. sanctions. According to him, the European side sees its commercial advantages from the …

Kremlin: Russia has capacities to complete Nord Stream 2

Kremlin: Russia has capacities to complete Nord Stream 2

The Kremlin expects that the construction of Nord Stream 2 pipeline will be completed in the near future, Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "There are certain capacities that allow us to hope that we will …

Serbia completes its Turkish Stream segment

Serbia completes its Turkish Stream segment

Serbia completed the pipelay on its segment of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, chief executive of Srbijagas Company Dusan Bajatovic said. "Yes, we can state with pleasure that Serbia completed its portion of work, …

Germany deblocks Nord Stream 2

Germany deblocks Nord Stream 2

Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has allowed Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of construction of Nord Stream 2, to build the pipeline in Germany during the winter months. This is according to the agency’s press …

North Caucasus tops mobile service anti-rating

North Caucasus tops mobile service anti-rating

The North Caucasus regions are anti-leaders in the mobile service anti-rating compiled by the Content Review information review agency, based on the results of a study of eight …

Europe to treat itself to Turkish Stream on New Year's day

Europe to treat itself to Turkish Stream on New Year's day

Bulgaria is ready to ensure transit gas supplies to Greece and North Macedonia from the Turkish Stream pipeline starting January 1, 2020 chief executive of state gas network operator Bulgartransgaz Vladimir Malinov said. …

TAP infrastructure in Albania not affected by earthquake

TAP infrastructure in Albania not affected by earthquake

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) infrastructure has not been affected by the earthquake in Albania, TAP Head of Communications Lisa Givert said. "TAP stands in solidarity with the Albanian nation and we …

TAP project is more than 90% complete

TAP project is more than 90% complete

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project is 90.5% complete as of late October 2019, according to TAP AG consortium. According to the statement, TAP is currently moving further into the project construction phase. "Every day …

Germany boycotts benefits for Nord Stream 2?

Germany boycotts benefits for Nord Stream 2?

The Bundestag failed to adopt amendments to the EU gas directive, which would soften the law for Russia's Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, according to the DPA agency. Before deciding on the directive, the right-wing party …

Over 99% of TAP already in ground

Over 99% of TAP already in ground

Over 99% of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is already in the ground, TAP AG consortium said n a statement. "In 2016, the transport of steel pipes was in full swing. Three years later, over 99% of the pipeline is already in …

Poland to stop buying Russian gas?

Poland to stop buying Russian gas?

Poland will not buy Russian gas after 2022, the government’s strategic energy infrastructure commissioner Piotr Naimski said. “Both Baltic Pipe and expansion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is …

OMV: Nord Stream 2 does not yet need alternative routes

OMV: Nord Stream 2 does not yet need alternative routes

At the moment, there is no need to search for additional alternative routes for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, OMV CEO Rainer Seele said. "I am very much convinced that we do not need to discuss any alternative …

Nord Stream 2 upbeat Denmark to approve gas pipeline proposal

Nord Stream 2 upbeat Denmark to approve gas pipeline proposal

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline company expects to receive approval from Danish authorities for a 180-km stretch of the pipeline under the Baltic Sea in time to finish the pipeline by the end of 2019 as planned, Nord Stream 2 spokesman …

 Nord Stream 2 submits application for pipeline's new route

Nord Stream 2 submits application for pipeline's new route

Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction project, has applied for an alternative pipeline route in Denmark, according to materials on the website of Nord Stream 2. The company handed in an …

 Azerbaijan leads in quality of roads among CIS countries

Azerbaijan leads in quality of roads among CIS countries

Azerbaijan is ranked 1st among the CIS countries in the quality of roads and ranked 36th (4.8 points), according to the Global Competitiveness Index 2017-2018. The quality of roads was assessed on a scale of one to seven points. In …