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Campaigners ring alarm over EU funding for gas projects through the back door

The European Commission last week published an updated methodology to assess which gas infrastructure projects will be eligible to receive EU funding, triggering warnings by environmental groups and a senior member of the European Parliament.

read more... 21/06/2021

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Commissioning work to fill first Nord Stream 2 gas string to begin June 11

Commissioning work to fill the first string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany with gas is to begin on June 11, the developer of the project said June 10.

read more... 11/06/2021

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Eleven EU countries oppose plan to prolong gas project funding

Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and eight other countries will reject a plan to prolong European Union support for cross-border natural gas projects, and instead push for rules to exclude fossil fuels, according to a document seen by Reuters.

read more... 02/06/2021

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German gas capacity fees to fall next year

Germany's gas system operators have published transport capacity fees applicable from 1 January 2022, which would fall from those set for October-December 2021, the first three months of the planned joint Germany VTP (Trading Hub Europe) market area.

read more... 28/05/2021

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US waives sanctions against Nord Stream 2 developers

The US has waived sanctions against Russian natural gas giant Gazprom for its ownership of the nearly completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, and against its CEO, according to a State Department report to the Congress on May 19.

read more... 20/05/2021

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