Sanctions
2021, April, 1, 12:40:00
RELIABILITY OF RUSSIAN GAS
However, Russian gas remains competitive for European buyers given its low-cost production base and long-term reliability.
2021, March, 29, 13:15:00
NORD STREAM 2 WILL BE FINISHED
Between 2015 and 2020, U.S. gas production grew roughly twice as fast (4.3% per year on average) as consumption (2.3% per year), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
2021, March, 29, 13:10:00
IRAN, CHINA COOPERATION
"Based on this document, China will be a steady importer of Iran's oil, and Iran should remove China's concerns for return of its investment,"
2021, March, 24, 10:30:00
NORD STREAM 2 SANCTIONS FOREVER
“It has the potential to undermine the interests of Ukraine, Poland and a number of close partners and allies,” Blinken added, saying that a U.S. law required Washington to impose sanctions on companies participating in the Nord Stream 2 project.
2021, March, 17, 14:30:00
NORD STREAM 2 CONTINUATION
The consortium behind Nord Stream 2 has pushed ahead with construction despite growing political pressure.
2021, March, 5, 11:45:00
NORD STREAM 2: EXCEPT FOR SANCTIONS
Being able to use two pipelaying vessels will speed up work on completing Nord Stream 2, which before the Fortuna resumed work had around 150 km left to lay out of a total 2,460 km of the two-string pipeline.
2021, March, 1, 10:55:00
NORD STREAM 2 SANCTIONS FOR ALL
"The US has decided to put the Nord Stream 2 project in a broader geopolitical framework and is threatening all industries or parties involved in the project with sanctions," Wintershall Dea said.
2021, February, 25, 12:15:00
NORD STREAM 2 SANCTIONS: NOT ENOUGH
There had been calls for the Biden administration to intensify sanctions designations to include a wide range of companies involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2, including service companies, insurers and certification companies.
2021, February, 24, 11:00:00
NORD STREAM 2: SUPPORTING GERMANY
Despite U.S. sanctions against the pipeline, Berlin has stood by Nord Stream 2, which it says is a commercial project.
2021, February, 24, 10:55:00
NORD STREAM 2 SANCTIONS ANEW
President Joe Biden believes the pipeline is a "bad deal" for Europe, his spokeswoman Jen Psaki has said, and many U.S. lawmakers are pushing for sanctions.
2021, February, 17, 15:50:00
NORD STREAM 2 SANCTIONS CONTINUED
Some 150 km of Nord Stream 2 remains to be laid in Danish and German waters, but the threat of US sanctions against companies involved in laying the pipeline has led to long delays in its completion.
2021, February, 16, 12:00:00
IRAN'S OIL & SANCTIONS
Iran, which sits on the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves, relies heavily on oil revenue, but sanctions have prevented it from pumping at anywhere near capacity since 2018.
2021, February, 10, 11:50:00
NORD STREAM 2: EASING OF SANCTIONS
Germany was willing to considerably increase its financial support for LNG infrastructure by up to Eur1 billion ($1.2 billion). In exchange, the US would allow the "unhindered construction and operation" of Nord Stream 2.
2021, February, 8, 12:50:00
GERMANY SUPPORTS NORD STREAM 2
Germany's position is that Nord Stream 2 is a commercial project. However, Merkel expanded on her description of the pipeline, which she said she discussed openly with Macron.
2021, February, 8, 12:45:00
NORD STREAM 2: U.S., GERMANY NEGOTIATION
Reports this week in the German press suggested the administration of new US President Joe Biden would be open to direct negotiations with Germany over the pipeline.
