Russia's controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline may now be unstoppable This afternoon, a ship called Solitaire in the Gulf of Finland started laying the first deep water pipes for the controversial Nord Stream 2 project – a strong signal that the new pipeline from Russia to Germany is now unstoppable. 553 0 Previously in trend: Gas War
Gas deal still eludes Ukraine and Russia at EU talks (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia bargained late into the night on Wednesday but European Union officials trying to broker a deal to resume gas supplies to Kiev as winter sets in said there was still no accord to announce. 461 0 Previously in trend: Gas War
RUSSIA ENTERED THE FIGHT WITH US OVER UKRAINIAN SHELF Lukoil’s subsidiary filed an application to develop the Ukrainian shelf. The competitor of the Russian company in a $12 billion project is ExxonMobil, Shell, Petron and Nadra Ukrainy National Stock Company (NSC) Consortium. Ukrainian experts are confident that the chances of the international alliance to win the tender are substantially higher – Kiev’s main goal is to decrease the dependence on Russia in energy field. 7 504 32 Previously in trend: Gas War