ENGIE, Gazprom, OMV, Shell, Uniper, and Wintershall have submitted their joint response to the Statement of Objections of the Polish competition authority in the merger control proceedings regarding the planned creation of a joint venture among the applicants.
The applicants have decided to jointly withdraw their merger control notification from the Polish competition authority.
The applicants’ decision to withdraw the notification will not affect the continuation by Nord Stream 2 AG of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipelines as planned, including its scheduling.
Edited from press release by Angharad Lock