About: pipeline

Serbia snags piece of Turkish Stream pipeline pie

Serbia has been given the go-ahead to build a section of the Turkish Stream pipeline from the Bulgarian to the Hungarian border, so long as not only Russian gas is transmitted through the pipeline. EURACTIV Serbia reports.

EU allocates €187.5 million for Finnish-Estonian gas link

The European Commission has allocated €187.5 million for building a gas pipeline, the Balticconnector, between Finland and Estonia, the Commission said today (10 August).

Do not fund Southern Gas Corridor with EU money

The flashbulbs at Azerbaijan’s official photo opportunities should not blind Europe’s leaders to the country’s accelerated descent into authoritarianism, writes Xavier Sol

After Ukraine, the West must encourage regional partners like Azerbaijan

If the Ukraine crisis has taught us anything, it’s that the West needs to safeguard its allies in Russia’s backyard and encourage them to implement reforms, but be more understanding of their growing pains, writes Taras Nazarenko.

Nord Stream 2: How does Ukraine respond?

The expensive new Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would not be necessary if Ukraine took certain measures to ensure gas-supply security, argues Alan Riley.

Russia and Turkey: Aerial combat and energy security

The aftermath of Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian warplane close to the Turkish-Syrian border on Tuesday morning could well have profound consequences for one of Europe’s most strategic energy relationships, writes John Roberts. 

Russian seizure of Georgian pipeline has dangerous implications

Taras Nazarenko urges Europe to wake up and notice Russia’s new weapon: seizing its neighbours' pipelines. 

Russia’s gas pipeline strategy and Europe’s alternatives

Europe depends heavily on Russian gas, but Gazprom’s plan to stop using Ukrainian pipelines will require a new EU strategy, writes Chi-Kong Chyong.

‘Power of Siberia’: Russia’s rising Eastern gas empire?

Behind the scenes of the crisis-hit Russian economy, the sanctions and the rouble crisis, Moscow and Bejing are busy building a counter-axis to EU-US world dominance, writes Szilvia Batkov.

NATO helps secure strategic infrastructure in Ukraine

NATO experts have visited Ukraine, in order to advise the government on improving the safety of nuclear power plants, gas pipelines and other critical infrastructure amid growing violence and fears of conflict with Russia, officials said on Wednesday.