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2018-11-16 09:15:00

U.S. WANTS EUROPE

U.S. WANTS EUROPE

OGJ - US Energy Sec. Rick Perry congratulated the Czech Republic on breaking free of its dependence on the Russian Federation for natural gas in the 1990s and called on other European nations to similarly diversify their suppliers now.

"The dangers of excessive dependence were highlighted in 2006, 2009, and 2014...[when] Russia cut off gas supplies to and through Ukraine, harming that nation as well as other European allies and friends," he said in Prague on Nov. 14.

That is the main reason US President Donald Trump and his administration oppose the proposed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, Perry said.

"Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream are not commercial projects as their proponents proclaim," Perry said. "They are naked political gambits aimed at driving a wedge between Europeans. They would increase Russia's leverage over Europe's foreign policy, and Europe's vulnerability to a supply disruption."

Projects like Nord Stream 2 would deliver multiple blows to Europe's energy diversity and security, Perry warned. "We encourage our European partners to view these projects with appropriate skepticism, and to seek sources for their energy besides the Russian Federation."

While the US does not oppose Russia's continuing to export gas to Europe, "we believe Russian producers must abide by the same rules as other suppliers," he added.

Transatlantic energy partnership

Perry noted that while he was in Bucharest in September for the Three Seas Summit, he announced the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation. "Through this partnership, we'll work with Europe to catalyze investment for the north-south energy corridor and beyond in order to ensure access to diverse energy sources of all types and origins," he said.

 

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 W.Europe
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СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО РОССИИ И ГЕРМАНИИ

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - Александр Новак отметил, что энергетическое сотрудничество России и Германии на сегодняшний день развивается сразу в нескольких направлениях – от поставок природного газа и нефти до энергетического машиностроения в России и производства нефтепродуктов на территории Германии.

 

 W.Europe
2018, October, 26, 12:35:00

U.S. LNG FOR EUROPE

FT - That the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will increase Europe’s dependence on Russian natural gas is a geographic and arithmetical fact. But buried in the heated rhetoric — now rising to US sanction threats — over how much that matters, is just how inexpensive it would be for Europe to purchase supply diversity with liquefied natural gas from the US.

 

 W.Europe
2018, October, 24, 11:30:00

РУССКИЙ ГАЗ БЕЗАЛЬТЕРНАТИВЕН

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - Наш товар безальтернативен. Ни американцы, ни катарцы, ни норвежцы, ни африканцы не могут поставить такие объемы за такую низкую цену. Поэтому надо дать возможность нашим партнёрам сходить ко всем трём продавцам, попробовать договориться. Они в итоге все равно к нам вернутся, лишние деньги никто тратить не хочет.

 

 W.Europe
2018, October, 17, 10:05:00

U.S. IN EUROPE

REUTERS - The United States must not determine European energy policy or decide whether Germany buys Russian gas, a top German diplomat said on Tuesday.

 

 W.Europe
2018, October, 10, 08:15:00

NORD STREAM 2 WILL COMPLETE

REUTERS - The Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will transport Russian gas to Germany will be completed on time even if new sanctions are imposed on Moscow, Russia’s energy minister said.

 

 W.Europe
2018, September, 19, 13:55:00

GERMANY'S GAS MARKET IS OPEN

REUTERS - “U.S. liquefied natural gas is coming to Germany. The question is not if, but when,” Brouillette told the mass circulation daily Bild in an interview published on Monday.

 

 W.Europe
2018, September, 14, 12:35:00

U.S. AGAINST NORD STREAM

PLATTS - In a meeting with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak in Moscow, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry reiterated US opposition to the expansion of the Nord Stream pipeline from Russia, claiming it would hurt European allies and distort energy markets.

 

Tags: USA, EUROPE, GAS, RUSSIA