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Ukraine's GTS operates at less than 20% of design capacity – expert

The operator of profits off of the type of activity on which European standards say it shouldn't be earning money.

12:45, 11.06.2021

Ukraine's war on Gazprom: Nord Stream 2 should fulfil European directives

Scenarios are being developed for renewing a full package of sanctions against the Russian project.

16:55, 09.06.2021

Terrorist attacks possible at Ukraine's GTS, interior minister warns

Ukraine is considering various response scenarios to possible moves by Russia.

10:40, 06.06.2021

Ukraine GTS costs US$1 bln a year to maintain, operator says

Maintaining such infrastructure becomes economically inviable without a long-term "ship or pay" transit contract.

14:00, 02.06.2021

Russia pledges to continue gas transit via Ukraine

Putin's press secretary says the transit will continue even after the current agreement expires.

23:59, 01.06.2021

Russia to sever gas transit to EU via Ukraine if Nord Stream 2 launched – Zelensky

Zelensky says the pipe threatens energy security of Ukraine and Europe.

16:30, 01.06.2021

Gazprom snubs Ukraine's offer to transmit more gas to Europe via its GTS

Russia's gas giant did not take part in the latest auction for additional transit capacities.

19:30, 25.05.2021

Gas transit via Ukraine in Jan-April shrinks by 10% to 14.1 bcm

In 2020, gas transit through the Ukrainian gas transmission system decreased by 38% on year, to 55.8 bcm.

16:30, 14.05.2021

German environmentalists file suit challenging Nord Stream 2

According to the environmentalists, the construction of the gas pipeline destroys sea bottom marine flora and fauna in the area of more than 16 football fields.

11:30, 05.05.2021

Ukraine ready to provide additional capacities for gas transit to Europe, GTS Operator says

Gazprom needs to make a corresponding offer and book these additional capacities.

12:20, 21.04.2021

Germany's FM believes Russian troops along Ukraine borders no reason to bury Nord Stream 2 – media

Rejecting the dubious gas pipe bypassing Ukraine will only "intensify" Russian aggression, Maas suggests.

19:30, 15.04.2021

German environmentalists file another lawsuit vs Nord Stream 2

The suit challenges a construction permit issued by Germany's federal maritime regulator BSH.

18:45, 13.04.2021

U.S. mulls special envoy to kill Nord Stream 2

The Biden administration is vetting Amos Hochstein to negotiate the thorny geopolitics surrounding the energy project.

09:25, 08.04.2021

Ukraine loses gas transit to Romania over Russia's pipe

Southward transit via Ukraine is now carried out only for Moldovan consumers.

18:00, 05.04.2021

Nord Stream 2 may contribute to financing Russian aggression against Ukraine – PM Shmyhal

The pipe is an initially unfeasible political project, PM stressed.

12:20, 22.03.2021

Germany's Greens vow to block Nord Stream 2

Greens are on track to be part of the governing coalition after the country’s September elections to the Bundestag.

10:40, 22.03.2021

EU Court may restrict Russian gas transit bypassing Ukraine

The opinion of the Advocate General before the EU Court of Justice is not a final decision.

21:00, 18.03.2021

Ukraine to face new threat if Nord Stream 2 launches – Naftogaz CEO

Everything must be done to prevent increasing Russian aggression, Kobolyev believes.

21:00, 01.03.2021

Experts suggest Nord Stream 2 implications for Ukraine

Expert views on the fate of Ukrainian GTS vary.

14:50, 23.02.2021

Russia's Nord Stream 2 project decimating Baltic Sea ecosystem – Ukraine Intelligence

Meanwhile, Moscow seeks to time construction completion to coincide with the national holiday, Russia Day, celebrated on June 12.

19:00, 19.02.2021

Putin refers to Ukraine as West's "geopolitical project"

He has slapped criticism on those attacking the Nord Stream 2 pipe.

13:35, 17.02.2021

Germany may freeze Nord Stream 2 after September elections – media

The third of Germany's left-of-center parties demand a stop to Nord Stream 2.

11:55, 08.02.2021

French government calls on Germany to halt Nord Stream 2

Germany has already responded.

20:20, 01.02.2021

Russia may abandon Nord Stream 2 completion plans – Polish expert

The U.S. and European sanctions could push Russia to leave the pipeline unfinished.

12:45, 26.01.2021

U.S. sanction threats force Danish firm out of Nord Stream 2 – media

The company withdrew last autumn, the local publication wrote, fearing potential implications.

22:30, 13.01.2021

Nord Stream 2 pipelaying in German waters completed

The last remaining section to be laid is set to run through the Danish waters.

21:45, 29.12.2020

U.S. preparing new sanctions to impede Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline – media

The outgoing Trump administration is readying a fresh round of congressionally mandated sanctions "in the very near future."

14:25, 24.12.2020

U.S. calls on EU, Germany to put halt on Nord Stream 2 construction

The pipe is Russia's "political tool," Washington stresses.

17:00, 06.12.2020

Nord Stream 2 "dead" – international energy expert

Elaborating on the reasons why he thinks the project would not be completed due to U.S. sanctions, the expert pointed to the issues of insurance and certification.

16:15, 04.12.2020

Nord Stream 2: Norway firm suspends work on U.S. sanctions anxiety

DNV GL said the United States had issued new guidelines for its Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act (PEESA), which targets the Nord Stream 2 project.

13:35, 27.11.2020

Inglorious end of Nord Stream 2 would herald string of defeats for Putin's Russia

14:00, 26.11.2020

Opinion

Gas transit via Ukraine in Jan-Oct shrinks by over 38%, to 45 bcm

It may reach 55-56 bcm by the end of the year.

14:55, 02.11.2020

Ukraine triples gas transit to Hungary – GTS operator

Flexible infrastructure in the region allowed traders to quickly restructure gas supply flows.

16:25, 22.10.2020

Ukraine, Slovakia share common vision of risks posed by Nord Stream 2 – Zelensky

The president noted that such projects carry serious future risks for the EU and its unity.

21:00, 24.09.2020

Russia's Gazprom asks for extra capacities for gas transit via Ukraine in Oct – Naftogaz

Gazprom will pay for the capacities in full.

15:40, 22.09.2020

Germany offers U.S. deal to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 – media

Germany is ready to finance the construction of terminals for receiving U.S. liquefied gas.

16:55, 16.09.2020

Ukraine to receive about US$2 bln from Russian gas transit – Naftogaz CEO

Gazprom is obliged to pay a fixed amount based on the "pump or pay" principle under the new gas transit deal.

14:25, 16.09.2020

Polish PM warns of threat posed by Nord Stream 2

The pipeline would make Europe dependent on Russian gas supplies and give the Russian oligarchs a substantial injection of funds, the official believes.

16:05, 14.09.2020

Gas transit via Ukraine in Jan-Aug shrinks by 42% to 34.8 bcm

The decrease in transit along the southern route of Ukraine's GTS was due to the launch of the TurkStream gas pipeline in January 2020.

21:53, 02.09.2020

U.S. House backs more sanctions targeting Nord Stream 2

European vessels laying the pipeline halted work in December following the first round of U.S. sanctions targeting their efforts to help Russia.

10:20, 21.07.2020

Denmark: Nord Stream 2 AG may use pipe-laying vessels with anchors

The company can use pipe-laying vessels with anchors, either independently or in combination with DP pipe-laying vessels.

15:20, 06.07.2020

Gas transit via Ukraine almost halves in Jan-May

While maintaining this pace, the annual gas transit volume may reach 55 bcm, which will be the lowest figure in the Ukrainian GTS's history.

14:35, 01.06.2020

Russian gas transit via Poland has almost halted – media

Russian gas giant Gazprom declined immediate comment.

16:20, 26.05.2020

EU Court dismisses Nord Stream 2 claims against European gas directive

The actions brought against Directive 2019/692, which extends certain rules of the EU internal market in natural gas to pipelines from third countries, are inadmissible, the court ruled.

22:30, 20.05.2020

Gas transit via Ukraine in Jan-April shrinks by 40% to 15.5 bcm

Russia's Gazprom has paid for all the capacities allocated for its gas transit.

11:00, 05.05.2020

Ukraine ready to handle gas transit from Slovakia to Poland if Russia halts Yamal flow – GTS operator

The Polish-Russian gas transit contract engaging the Yamal gas pipeline is expiring on May 18.

22:59, 30.04.2020

Ukraine sees revenue from Russian gas transit decline in 2019 – Naftogaz's report

Income from gas transit fell by almost US$78 million last year.

19:59, 29.04.2020

Gas transit via Ukraine in Jan-March shrinks by 53% to 11.1 bcm

Despite this, since the beginning of 2020, the capacities for Russian gas transit have been fully paid for by Russia's Gazprom under a new gas transit deal.

14:40, 02.04.2020

Ukraine's gas transit revenue not to shrink despite crisis in EU – Naftogaz CEO

The new contract with Gazprom has a ship-or-pay clause.

14:25, 27.03.2020

Ukraine first time carries out gas transit between EU countries

A German energy trader ordered the transmission of natural gas through Ukraine along the route Hungary - Slovakia.

16:50, 16.03.2020