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Derek Chollet, a senior State Department policy adviser, is in Kyiv this week along with a German counterpart to inform Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of the agreement’s details. Mr. Chollet is scheduled for a similar trip to Poland, which has vehemently opposed the pipeline. Word of the deal has rankled Ukrainian officials, who view the existing pipeline network in their country as a rare point of leverage against Russia in the two countries’ seven-year-old conflict. Last week, Mr. Putin delivered another in a series of polemics challenging Ukrainian sovereignty. Rendering the existing pipeline superfluous could offer Russia a freer military hand on Ukrainian territory, Ukraine advocates fear. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that Mr. Biden told Ms. Merkel last week “that we have ongoing concerns about how the project threatens European energy security, undermines Ukraine’s security and the security of our…allies and partners.” Ms. Psaki said Mr. Biden directed staffers to work jointly with German counterparts to complete an agreement. An announcement of the deal was delayed to avoid eclipsing Ms. Merkel’s farewell visit to the White House, according to officials close to the negotiations. Ms. Merkel has made the completion of the pipeline, which could occur later this year, a signal achievement marking the close of her political career, people familiar with her thinking said. —Catherine Lucey and William Mauldin in Washington contributed to this article.

U.S.-German Deal on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Expected Soon

July 20, 2021 Stu Turley

The U.S. and Germany have reached an agreement allowing the completion of a controversial Russian natural-gas pipeline, according to officials from Berlin and Washington, who expect to announce the deal as soon as Wednesday, bringing an […]

Lawsuit Filed by Indigenous Water Protectors Against Minn. Sheriff to Stop Police Blockade of Camp at Line 3

July 19, 2021 Stu Turley

ENB Publishers Note: Any conflict is not a welcome problem to have. In the case of Line 3, the rights of the landowners are very important as well as national security. This is a tough […]

Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan to buy Kinetrex Energy in green energy push

July 18, 2021 Clark Savage

Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI.N) said it would buy renewable natural gas developer Kinetrex Energy from an affiliate of Parallel49 Equity for $310 million, to expand into green energy amid investor pressure to tackle climate change. […]

Gazprom holds back exports via Ukraine, pressing case for Nord Stream 2

July 4, 2021 Stu Turley

MOSCOW: Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom has held off from booking additional capacity for gas supplies via Ukraine to meet surging demand in recent months, sending a clear sign it is waiting for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline […]

China Snubs Washington With Big Oil Deals In South Iraq

Putin Great Power Chess Move as Russia eyes Mongolia as shortcut to China for supplying natural gas

July 4, 2021 Stu Turley

Moscow: Mongolia, land-locked between two countries — Russia and China, could soon serve as an important transit country for Russian natural gas and its related supply chains, reported Asia Times. Once completed, the Soyuz Vostok gas pipeline will become […]

Russia has a strangle hold again and Energy Inflation Gathers Pace as EU Gas, Power Surge to Records

July 2, 2021 Stu Turley

Energy News Beat Publishers Note (ENB): Russia has held Europe hostage in the past and is doing it again with the Nordstream 1 down, and Nordstream 2 just starting operation. Politics sometimes just makes you […]

ENB Podcast from Bear Country – Steve Reese covers the State of Midstream / Pipelines and Security

June 28, 2021 Stu Turley

In this Energy News Beat podcast, we visit with Steve Reese who is an industry leader in the oil & gas and midstream business. This is the second podcast that I have been able to […]

EIA’s updated liquids pipeline database shows 19 projects moving toward completion in 2021

June 25, 2021 Clark Savage

So far in 2021, 2 petroleum liquids pipeline projects have been completed, and 17 more projects have been announced or are currently under construction, according to updated data in our Liquids Pipeline Projects Database. That […]

Inter Pipeline rejects revised hostile takeover offer by Brookfield Infrastructure

June 22, 2021 Stu Turley

Inter Pipeline Ltd. has rejected a revised hostile takeover offer by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP that allows shareholders to receive their payment entirely in cash instead of a mix of cash and shares if they want. […]

Spain and Morocco Pipeline Dispute - EnergyNewsbeat

Rabat Stalls Gas Pipeline Talks with Morocco

June 22, 2021 Stu Turley

Energy News Beat Publishers Note (ENB): We have been fortunate enough to have two interviews with George Friedman, Chairman, and Founder of Geopolitical Futures. We highly recommend subscribing to their website and content. The Western […]