Gazprom and CNPC reviewed the development prospects of the Chinese gas market and the strategic aspects of co-operation between Gazprom and CNPC. It was noted that the preparation of facilities for Russian gas exports to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline from 1 December 2019, is going according to schedule. It is planned to start injecting natural gas into the pipeline in the 3Q of this year. Source: World Pipelines
A Russian pipe-laying vessel is on the move in the Far East, feeding speculation that Gazprom PJSC will work out a way to circumvent U.S. sanctions and complete a controversial natural gas link.
The ship, Akademik Cherskiy, on Sunday left the port where it had been stationed in Nakhodka on Russia’s Pacific coast. At the end of last year, Energy Minister Alexander Novak mentioned that vessel as an option to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Denmark’s waters. Source World Oil
U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouilette believes Russia’s Gazprom will not be able to complete the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project on its own due to U.S. sanctions, Bloomberg reports, citing the official who spoke on the sidelines of an energy conference in Germany, the destination of Nord Stream 2. Source Oilprice
Turkey’s Atlas Global Airlines filed for bankruptcy and all its flights were canceled, the country’s civil aviation authority said Friday.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in tweet the private airline filed for bankruptcy because it could not continue its operations. Source Anadolu Agency
