Fuel and energy

The first results of the elections in Germany, which will begin on September 26, will be summed up in a week. By this time, the German Federal Network Agency may not have time to approve the launch of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.

Russia has the largest gas reserves in the world, said Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller.

This was stated by the chairman of the Management Board of Naftogaz Yuriy Vitrenko.

This is evidenced by the data of ICE Futures trading.

Alternative fuels will not cost less than traditional, this opinion was expressed by Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Secretary of the State Council Igor Levitin at the international forum "Innovative technologies and intelligent transport systems in road construction".

Another record was set by the price of natural gas on the European market.

Political obstacles may stand in the way of commissioning the fully completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Marina Tsygankova, senior gas analyst at the international analytical company Refinitiv, told RIA Novosti.

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was fully completed on Friday morning, Gazprom said on its official Telegram channel.

According to Vladimir Putin, high gas prices in Europe are explained by the policy of the previous European Commission.

Consultations on the extension of gas transit through Ukraine after the expiration of the current contract have begun in Moscow.

This is reported by the Bloomberg agency, citing it's sources.

Rainer Seele, the former head of the Austrian oil company OMV, also spoke about the imminent completion of the construction.

Ukraine is preparing a legal position for consultations with the United States and Germany on guarantees to Kiev after the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and possible compensation under an association agreement with the EU.

A group of US congressmen submitted a resolution to the House of Representatives condemning a number of decisions by President Joe Biden in the field of energy policy, including the refusal to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

According to the available data, the reserves of combustible matter in underground gas storage facilities in Europe are at the lowest level for many years.