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US gives Nord Stream 2 members deadline to exit project

После этого относительно компаний, принимающих участие в создании трубопровода, будут введены санкции, пишет «Voice of America«.

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Companies participating in the construction of the Russian Nord Stream-2 pipeline must complete all operations related to this project and withdraw from it within 30 days. Otherwise, they will be included in the sanctions list by the State Department in accordance with the Law on National Defense, which was signed by US President Donald Trump on December 20. This is stated in a statement by the Bureau of Energy Resources, published by on the website of the US Department of State.

Sanctions against Nord Stream 2 are provided for under section 7503 (d), also known as the European Energy Security Protection Act (PEESA).

The State Department will follow the letter of the law, the agency said in a statement. Since the president signed the bill, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo must submit a report to Congress within 60 days that lists companies that violate the law.

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The State Department noted that the head of the department will provide such a report "as soon as possible." The United States will impose sanctions against violators if they do not “immediately demonstrate conscientious efforts to curtail participation” in the Russian project. All operations must be minimized within 30 days. “All companies involved in Nord Stream 2 should carefully examine what this means for their activities,” the statement said.

Possible sanctions, according to the law, will affect those project participants who “sell, rent or provide vessels participating in the laying of pipes at a depth of 30,4 m or below sea level during the creation of Nord Stream-2. Participants who do not comply with these requirements will face sanctions, ”the authors of the document emphasize.

Why the United States opposes Nord Stream 2

The document outlines the main reasons why the US and a number of European allies oppose the creation of a gas pipeline along the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

First of all, Nord Stream-2 supports the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine. Russia is trying to prevent closer integration of Ukraine with Europe and the United States. Nord Stream-2 will allow Russia to bypass the territory of Ukraine for gas transit to Europe, as a result of which Kiev may lose significant income received by the country through the transit of Russian gas and increase Ukraine’s vulnerability to Russian aggression.

Another important aspect is the increasing dependence of Europe on the supply of Russian natural gas, which will increase after the commissioning of Nord Stream-2. Europe will become even more vulnerable to Russia, so the US authorities and many European countries oppose such a project.

The US authorities are in favor of diversifying energy supplies - the emergence of a choice will help reduce the role of the geopolitical factor in the energy market, lower the final price for consumers and strengthen the energy security of European countries.

For example, European consumers have already saved $ 8 billion due to the fact that liquefied natural gas from the United States has appeared on the market. This allowed Europeans to achieve lower prices when concluding new contracts with existing suppliers, the State Department said in a statement.

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The United States has consistently opposed the construction of Nord Stream 2 for many years. This position reflects the well-established practice of developing energy security through diversification of supplies depending on the country of origin, delivery methods and types of fuel, including renewable energy sources. All participants in the energy market must act according to the rules prevailing in this market, and in accordance with market principles, they added to the State Department.

It was planned to launch this pipeline by the end of the 2019 of the year from Russia to Germany, bypassing the transit states - Ukraine, Belarus, Poland. The pipeline capacity is 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year. The project cost is estimated at almost 10 billion euros.

Construction was delayed due to the position of Denmark. The sole shareholder of Nord Stream-2 is Russian Gazprom. The partners of the monopolist in the project - German Wintershall and Uniper, Austrian OMV, French Engie and Royal Dutch Shell (Great Britain and the Netherlands) - promised to finance 50% of the project.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

  • House of Representatives approved the defense budget law, which added provisions on sanctions against companies involved in the construction of Nord Stream-2. According to the document, sanctions will be effective even if these pipelines change their name or are replaced by others.
  • German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas urged the US not to introduce sanctions against the Russian Nord Stream-2 pipeline. He noted that the German government is trying to persuade Washington to abandon restrictions.

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