The attack on the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny has revived calls to cancel a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Here’s what lies behind the debate.
Tag: Natural Gas
Navalny Poisoning Raises Pressure on Merkel to Cancel Russian Pipeline
Evidence that the Russian opposition leader was attacked with a military-grade nerve agent has placed new pressures on the German chancellor.
German Town Fears Ruin by U.S. Effort to Stop Russian Pipeline
Three U.S. senators and the Trump administration want to halt Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline by imposing sanctions on a Baltic port that is supplying the project.
Oil and Gas Groups See ‘Some Common Ground’ in Biden Energy Plan
Some energy executives are pleased that the former vice president is not calling for a fracking ban and said they could work with him.
Chevron Deal for Oil and Gas Fields May Set Off New Wave of Mergers
With a $5 billion play for Noble Energy, the oil giant is set to acquire properties around the world for a relative bargain. Other companies might make similar moves.
In Iraq, Burning Gas Poisons the Air
Burning Gas and Poisoning the Air
Natural Gas Exports Slow as Pandemic Reduces Global Demand
Businesses in the United States, Israel and other countries were planning to invest billions in export terminals. Now, those projects are being canceled or delayed.
Canadian Police Move Against Pipeline Blockades, Arresting Dozens
The protesters, lending support to an Indigenous campaign against a natural gas pipeline, brought rail service and ports to a halt.
Why Europe Is Finally Paying Attention to Libya
As potential oil and gas bonanzas intensify the jockeying over Libya and the fate of its precarious internationally backed government hangs in the balance, the Continent is suddenly getting involved.
Denmark Approves Route for a Controversial Russia-German Pipeline
Nord Stream 2, a major Russian natural gas pipeline that bypasses Ukraine and Poland, can finish construction.