Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday that establishes a new operator for the Exxon Mobil Corp-led Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East.
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Sweden has evidence to back Nord Stream sabotage suspicions
General – Nord Stream
Swedish authorities now have evidence to back the suspicions that the Nord Stream gas pipelines have been sabotaged, the country’s Security Service said on Thursday.
[Read more…] about Sweden has evidence to back Nord Stream sabotage suspicionsBritain to acquire two specialist ships to protect underwater infrastructure
General – underwater protection
Britain will acquire two specialist ships to protect underwater infrastructure such as cables and pipelines, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Sunday, following leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Europe.
[Read more…] about Britain to acquire two specialist ships to protect underwater infrastructureGazprom suspended natural gas deliveries to Italy
Fossil Energy – Italy
Gazprom released a statement saying it had suspended the supplies to Italy because the Austrian operator had refused to confirm ‘transport nominations’ after regulatory changes implemented in Austria in late September.
[Read more…] about Gazprom suspended natural gas deliveries to ItalyGermany suspects sabotage hit Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines
General – Nord Stream
Germany suspects the Nord Stream gas pipeline system was damaged by an act of sabotage, in what would amount to a major escalation in the standoff between Russia and Europe.
[Read more…] about Germany suspects sabotage hit Russia’s Nord Stream pipelinesSwedish coast guard finds fourth leak on Nord Stream pipelines
Fossil Energy – Nord Stream
Sweden’s coast guard discovered a fourth gas leak on the damaged Nord Stream pipelines earlier this week, a spokesperson told the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper.
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Fossil Energy – Nord Stream
Three offshore lines of the Nord Stream gas pipeline system on the bed of the Baltic Sea sustained ‘unprecedented’ damage in one day, Nord Stream AG, the operator of the network, said on Tuesday.
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Fossil Energy – Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied Russia had anything to do with Europe’s energy crisis, saying that if the European Union wanted more gas it should lift sanctions preventing the opening of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
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Fossil Energy – Nord Stream
Gas transmission via the Nord Stream gas pipeline has been fully shut down, Gazprom revealed in a statement posted on its Twitter page late on September 2.
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General – Lukoil
Ravil Maganov, chairman of Russia’s second-largest oil producer Lukoil, died on Thursday after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
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