Nord Stream 2 - Raam op Rusland

Duits agentschap schort exploitatie Nord Stream 2 op

Nord Stream 2 wordt een halt toegeroepen, althans tijdelijk. Het Russische staatsenergiebedrijf Gazprom kan de exploitatie van de gaspijplijn
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Europe's gas markets hit turbulence - and eyes turn to Moscow

While natural gas reserves are far below the normal levels in Europa, gas prices are spiking. Normally one would expect that Gazprom would take advantage from the high prices and supply more gas. However, this doesn't happen. Experts wonder why. Is it to put political pressure on Germany to speed up the certification for the controversial Nord Stream 2?

by Mike Eckel
Vlak voor top Biden kondigt Poetin nieuwe buitenlanddoctrine aan

Twee weken voor de eerste ontmoeting van Vladimir Poetin en de nieuwe Amerikaanse president Joe Biden heeft het Kremlin wijzigingen
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Russia’s unsustainable business model: going all in on oil and gas

The challenge to maintain Russia’s oil production at its current high level is becoming greater. How does the Russian oil and gas industry, and the Putin regime, deal with these challenges and what are its prospects?

by Jilles van den Beukel and Lucia van Geuns
Competion between US LNG and Russian gas is great for Europe

Never a dull moment. This is the feeling one has when observing the tumultuous turns of events in the complex entanglement of energy and politics involving Europe, Russia, the US, and countries in the neighbourhood. The US imposes sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and the energy market is politicising. Is the EU-Russia gas relation a liability? Who profits the most from it?

by Luca Franza
U.S. attempts to block Russian gas pipe to Europe likely to fail

The Trump administration and the U.S. Congress want to block the Nord Stream 2 project because they think it will make European countries too dependent on Russian energy and damage Ukraine. However, it’s unlikely that the U.S. will succeed, writes Todd Prince for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

by Todd Prince
Controverse over gaspijp is gevecht over macht van Rusland in Europa

Terwijl de politieke verhoudingen met Rusland sinds 2014 alleen maar problematischer zijn geworden, groeit de Europese
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German-Russian Rapprochement? Not likely to Happen Soon

Do we witness a ‘reset’ in German-Russian relations? On Iran and Nord Stream 2 a rapprochement between Putin and Merkel is possible, writes
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Gas and oil interests split Europe and US in sanction policy

As Trump and Putin met for the first time during the G20, they apparently didn't speak about a very sensitive issue: the economic
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Russian gas dominates, in spite of Energy Union

The Energy Union of the EU, launched two years ago, emphasised the need to diversify energy sources, suppliers and routes. However, the Nord
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