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First line of Nord Stream 2 pipeline filled with gas ready for export – operator
“As of October 18, the gas-in procedure for the first string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed,” the company said in a press release, adding, “As planned and in line with the system design requirements, the string is filled with some 177 million m3 of so-called technical …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 pipeline won’t face further sanctions now construction is complete, as US backtracks on policy, Politico reports
Politico reported on Thursday that Washington is likely to impose new sanctions on Russia, but the Nord Stream 2 infrastructure project, developed by state energy firm Gazprom, will escape being targeted this time around. The new underwater link, which was completed in September, can transport 55 billion cubic meters of …
Read More »Underwater pipeline behind huge oil spill off California may have been damaged for a year and pummeled by anchors
The steel pipe that carries oil to Southern California’s shore from three sea platforms might have been faulty for several months and possibly up to a year, US investigators told the media on Friday. While it was initially believed the pipe was hit at some point by an anchor, with …
Read More »Launch of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline could bring European gas prices down to historic lows – Saxo Bank
On Monday, Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, announced the start of the filling of the first string of the pipeline with gas in order to achieve the required pressure for further testing. “If Russia manages to launch the Nord Stream 2 pipeline …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 pipeline begins filling with gas in preparation for pumping supplies to EU, operators say, as energy crisis worsens
In a statement released on Monday, the operators said “the procedure for filling the first string of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has begun.” According to them, “the string will now be filled with gas gradually in order to achieve the volume and pressure required for further technical testing.” …
Read More »Syria suffers widespread blackout after ‘attack’ on gas pipeline feeding key power station – electricity minister
“There was a significant direct drop in gas pressure, which led to the failure at the Deir Ali power station… as a result of an attack on the gas line,” Minister of Electricity Ghassan al-Zamil told the Syria TV channel late on Friday, though added that few details were yet known …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 pipeline a political defeat for US, but a victory for Russia, Germany… and, in long run, possibly Ukraine itself
Now, the team behind the construction, having welded the final segment into place, say gas could start flowing as early as October. While some German regulatory decisions are still pending, there are no clear signs Nord Stream 2 can be blocked at this point. “We expect that millions of European …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed, Russia’s Gazprom announces – US had tried to block vital infrastructure project
In a statement issued on Friday, Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Saint Petersburg-based energy giant, said that “at 8.45am this morning Moscow time, work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed.” Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed that the laying of pipes under the Baltic …
Read More »Like Afghanistan, Russia’s almost-finished Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline shows that the US can no longer bend the world to its will
According to Cruz, speaking at an event hosted by the pro-NATO lobby group the Atlantic Council, American sanctions would sink the project. US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Robinson backed him up, insisting he was confident it would never be completed. That confidence must have been chipped away in …
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