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Dakota Access: what’s happened so far?

Amidst extensive protest, the US Army Corps of Engineers has denied Energy Transfer Partners a key permit for construction of the final section of the Dakota Access pipeline but the company plans to press on.

 

A year of Nord Stream 2 – the project’s current status

2016 has seen Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project cause disputes between Russia and the EU, as well as the awarding of multiple contracts. Read on to see a recap of the project and its current status.

 
 
 
 
 
 

World Bank approves TANAP loans

World Bank Group has supported the diversification of Azerbaijan’s gas export markets by approving US$800 million loan for the TANAP project.

 

Environmentalists challenge Trans Mountain decision

Environmentalists are challenging the decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on the grounds that it failed to consider killer whales that live in what is to be the main shipping lane for crude tankers.

 

TurkStream requires US$7.3 billion investment

A document attached to the draft bill on the ratification of the TurkStream agreement suggests that approximately €7 billion (US$7.3 billion) is required to implement the project.

 
 
 

TurkStream agreement approved by Russia

The Russian government has approved a bill for the ratification of its agreement with Turkey on the TurkStream pipeline project.

 

PGNiG comments on Opal pipeline decision

While PGNiG has brought legal action before a German court, the Polish government has brought the Commission's decision regarding the Opal gas pipeline to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

 

Poland appeals Opal pipeline decision

The Polish government has filed a complaint against a decision to extend Gazprom’s access to Opal pipeline’s capacity.