• Nord Stream 2 contractor suspends work on pipeline as US sanctions take effect

    Swiss pipeline installation and subsea construction company Allseas, which is working on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, suspended the construction activities, reported the press service of the company.

    Allseas indicated that such a decision was made "in anticipation of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)," which includes sanctions against the operators of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. "Allseas will proceed, consistent with the legislation's wind down provision and …

  • US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 pipeline come into effect

    US President Donald Trump has signed a package of sanctions, which were previously approved by Congress and the Senate, against companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The bill came into effect. The punitive measures are included in the new US National Defense Authorization Act for 2020, which Trump signed on December 21.

    The bill provides for restrictions against foreign companies providing vessels for the construction of Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream …

  • EU: Ukraine meets requirements for transporting gas to Europe

    The Secretariat of the Energy Community of the EU and neighboring countries has confirmed that the newly established operator, Ukraine’s gas transport system (GTS), has been separated from Naftogaz in accordance with the requirements of European legislation.

    The secretariat said in a statement that the decision was based on a bill passed by Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada which unbundled the GTS from the national company Naftogaz of Ukraine. The bill was passed and si ned by the president in mid …

  • US gets hold of frequencies of Russian S-400 air defense systems in Syria

    The US army has obtained the frequencies of the Russian S-400 anti-air defense systems stationed in Syria, reports the Russian publication Free News, citing the decorated Russian pilot Yuri Sytnik, a member of the Senior Officers Council of the Officers of Russia organization. Sytnik believes that the US military has not yet been able to decipher the codes.

    “They are taking note of our frequencies, taking note of our systems which are starting to be deployed against it (the US’s Boeing P-8 …

  • Ukraine unlocks gas imports from Romania

    Ukraine and Romania have signed an interconnection agreement which will come into effect on January 1, 2020, the Operator of the Gas Transportation System of Ukraine (OGTSU), one of the signatories, announced on its website. Romania was represented by the company Transgaz.

    The negotiations lasted more than three years, with mediation from the European Commission and the involvement of the operators of Bulgaria, Greece and Moldova.

    The agreement will make it possible to freely transport gas to …