Image:The Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been blocked by Germany Germany Germany has a key role to play in sanctioning Russia. This is because the newly-built Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which will carry gas from Russia to Europe, ends in Germany. As it lands...
How does the history of Russia's complex energy politics influence perceptions of its recent natural gas pipeline policies? The goal of this paper is to examine how Russia's gas route diversification is being impacted by broader geopolitical questions. A case study...
Germany’s decision to halt operations related to the Nordstream 2 pipeline is, among other decisions, noteworthy. Some critics assessed that Germany would be more cautious, given its reliance on Russian natural gas; this represents around 65% of current natural gas imports in Germany. In terms...
Pretty simple, really. In 2022, the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Germany were damaged, allegedly by a Ukrainian national who remains at large. The suspected means of such damage are explosives placed by crack teams of underwater commandos, perhaps using ...
The decision by Germany to suspend the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline for the time being was one of the first big developments on Tuesday.In light of “recent developments,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his government needed to “reassess” the future of the Russian pipeline. ...
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is almost complete and operable, and the plan had been to funnel Russian gas exports into Germany in a move that Germany has maintained is critical for its natural gas supply. Now, fears that Russia will retaliate by withholding future natural gas supplies to all ...
Russian gas flows to Europe have been lower than typically expected for a sustained period, with political analysts suggesting that Moscow has purposefully withheld supplies in a bid to speed up certification of the highly contentious Nord Stream 2 pipeline. ...
The Russian end of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe. Germany halted its approval of the pipeline after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Credit: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty On 22 February, Germany scuttled its approval of a newly built gas pipeline from Russia, and is now planni...
But the European Union says the sanctions would unfairly penalize its countries interested in their own energy security, while Germany has said the bill breaches international law. One project in particular is stoking animosity – the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project that would extend from Russia...
A gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia was hit by an explosion on Frida, Lithuania gas transmission operator Amber Grid said. 立陶宛输气运营商 Amber Grid 表示,连接立陶宛和拉脱维亚的输气管道周五(北京时间元月14日)发生爆炸。 Flames initi...