“It provides that the pipeline cannot be in the same hands as gas production. That is, Gazprom must get rid of its monopoly position. And this is the main requirement of European legislation. That is why Naftogaz went through the unbundling process. Sergei Makogon, who heads the Gas Transportation System Operator. He is the head of the gas transportation system, and Yuri Vitrenko is the head of Naftogaz. There are no ties between them, they are independent, “Zerkal explained.
She added that the same principle should act in Europe Nord Stream 2.
“To do this, the Russians will have to amend their legislation, and not only Gazprom, but also other producers who can supply gas to Europe will be able to use this pipe,” said the adviser to the Ukrainian Energy Minister.
According to her, the Ukrainian gas transportation system will be able to compete with other flows that go to Europe.
“And the prices will be much lower, Gazprom will no longer be able to dictate the terms of gas supplies to Europe and will not be able to control these prices in Europe,” Zerkal stressed.
Nord Stream 2 is supposed to link Russia with Germany along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG project in July 2021 noted that Nord Stream 2 is 99% complete.
The authorities of Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia consider “Nord Stream 2” a threat to Europe’s energy security.
Biden administration opposed construction gas pipeline, but at the end of May Biden called “counterproductive” from the point of view of relations with Europe, the introduction of new sanctions against Nord Stream 2, since the gas pipeline is “practically finished.”
Germany and the United States reported on July 21 that signed an agreement on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline… Germany promised that it would apply national sanctions against Russia and call for effective EU measures if the Russian Federation will continue to use gas as an instrument of pressure on other countries or “will commit further aggressive actions against Ukraine.” According to Zerkal, the EU is unlikely to impose sanctions against Nord Stream 2, everything will be decided by Biden.
According to the agreement between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany, gas transit through Ukraine after the commissioning of the pipeline must be renewed for 10 years (the current transit contract ends in 2024).
Supreme Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany 25 August ordered the pipeline operator be independent from Gazprom and adhere to European legislation. General Director of the “Operator GTS of Ukraine” Serhiy Makogon said that this is “exactly what Ukraine insists on”.
On September 6, Nord Stream 2 AG announced that in the Baltic Sea laid the last pipe “Nord Stream – 2”. The head of the Austrian oil and gas company OMV, Rainer Seele, said at the end of August that gas supplies through the pipeline to Europe will begin before the end of the year… OMV is a partner of Gazprom and one of the investors in Nord Stream 2.
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