Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin spoke out on Thursday in favor of Finland joining NATO “immediately”. Russia said it would be forced to respond. A first measure could now follow. After Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin spoke out in favor of Finland joining NATO “immediately” on Thursday, […]
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Gazprom halts natural gas transit through Poland — RT DE
The Russian gas supplier Gazprom announced on Thursday that it would stop supplying gas to and through Poland. The reason is the Russian counter-sanctions, which also affect the owner of the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe pipeline. Russian sanctions imposed on a number of foreign energy companies ban Gazprom from using the pipeline, owned by […]
Gazprom stops natural gas transit through Poland — RT DE
12 May 2022 3:00 p.m More information coming soon… By blocking RT, the EU aims to silence a critical, non-pro-Western source of information. And not only with regard to the Ukraine war. Access to our website has been made more difficult, several social media have blocked our accounts. It is now up to all of […]
Bulgaria signs deal with US to buy liquefied natural gas — RT EN
After refusing the ruble payment method demanded by Russia, Bulgaria has now signed a deal with the US for LNG supplies. The Bulgarian energy minister found the new payment method too risky. Bulgaria has struck a deal with the US to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG), the country’s government said on Wednesday. The deal was […]
Utility EWE will increase gas prices by 30 percent as of July 1 — RT DE
Anti-Russian sanctions over the war in Ukraine continue to push up gas prices. Due to the insolvency of some providers and due to great uncertainty, customers are increasingly turning to well-known basic suppliers. A large provider in Brandenburg based in Lower Saxony is now increasing the costs for consumers. The energy supplier EWE has announced […]
Ukraine halts gas transit from Russia to the EU via Sokhranovka station — RT DE
10 May 2022 18:25 However, in order to be able to fully meet the transit obligations towards the European partners, it is possible to transfer temporarily unavailable capacities to the physical connection point Sokhranovka, according to the country’s gas transmission operator. More information coming soon… By blocking RT, the EU aims to silence a critical, […]
Start of construction for liquid gas terminal in Wilhelmshaven – German environmental aid protests — RT DE
Today the construction of the planned floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) has started in Wilhelmshaven. The German Environmental Aid criticizes that the start of construction was approved without the disclosure of the documents and the participation of environmental organizations. Economics Minister Habeck sees “a good chance” for the “German gas supply” in the […]
Algeria threatens to cut off gas supply to Spain — RT EN
After the Spanish government announced it would reopen the Maghreb-Europe pipeline from the Spanish side, Algeria threatened to cut off gas supplies to Spain altogether. The pipeline has not been in operation since October following the severing of diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco. Algeria’s state-owned energy giant Sonatrach covered more than 40 percent of […]
Europe doesn’t have enough alternatives to Russian gas — RT EN
Instead of buying oil and natural gas from Russia – where production costs are very low and pipeline transport cheap – Europe now wants to turn to more expensive alternatives such as LNG supply from the United States due to the self-imposed sanctions against Moscow. According to an article in the US newspaper Washington Post […]