Mark Iden

The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Parliament voted last week to create its own foundation for the further construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, with the coalition caucuses of the SPD, CDU and even the Linke all voting for this option. The AfD party withheld its vote.

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) of Pakistan, has charged KE, the only vertically-integrated power utility in Pakistan, with the construction and operation of a 2.4-km short distance gas pipeline.

For the first time in their bilateral relationship Germany and Denmark have signed late last month an agreement on gas solidarity to ensure that in times of supply crises they will come to each other's aid and help their neighbor out. Thomas Bareiß, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Denmark’s Mini

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG announced to great fanfare on the very last day of this past year that gas has begun to flow from Azerbaijan to Greece, Bulgaria and Italy.

Fortuna, the Russian pipe-laying vessel, has successfully completed the 2,6-km section of the Nord Stream 2 subsea gas pipeline in German territorial waters and is traveling to the Hanseatic German port of Wismar. The parent Nord Stream AG in Zug, Switzerland, said the ship will resume construction of the pipeline in Danish territorial waters by mid January.

Outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette underscored the utility of transporting oil and gas via pipelines in an appearance on CNBC with the network's Abu Dhabi based anchor, Hadley Gamble.

There are subtle, yet dramatic shifts taking place within the hydrocarbon world, with state-owned and operated pipeline companies reading a greener colored handwriting on the proverbial wall.

Storm Gail, the northeast United States' biggest winter storm in a decade has focussed minds on the insufficient energy infrastructure in the country, particularly limited gas pipeline capacity to supply all the fuel needed for both heat and power generation during the coldest of days.

Over one year ago Russian oil contaminated with organic chlorides was shipped in the Druzhba transboundary pipeline to Belarus, Poland, Hungary, the Ukraine and Germany, et al.  In the interim no satisfactory answer to what actually happened has been provided.

The construction of gas pipelines within the EU has been facilitated in the recent past by the institution's support for cross-border energy projects, meaning they can receive EU funding and fast-tracked permits, according to the TEN-E (Trans European Network) rules.