Partners “Nord Stream 2,” recalled the Polish regulator filed an application for a joint venture – Interfax

Moscow. 12th of August. INTERFAX.RU – Project Partners’ Nord Stream 2 “-” Gazprom “, Engie, OMV, Shell, Uniper and of Wintershall – have decided to do without the consent of Poland to establish a joint venture

However, according to them. the joint statement, the project will still be to implement all the same a Swiss project, Nord Stream 2 AG (now it is 100% controlled by “Gazprom”), and “each of the applicants will independently look for opportunities to contribute to the project”.

on Friday, the partners submitted a joint response to the “statement of objections” of the Polish competition authority UOKiK regarding the planned establishment of a joint venture.

“After that, the applicants decided to jointly withdraw the merger notification filed by them in Polish competition authority, “- said in a release.

” The decision to revoke the applicants’ notification does not affect the continuation of the company Nord stream AG 2 previously planned construction of the pipeline “Nord stream 2″, including the schedule of the project “, – said in a statement partners.

“The decision applies only to purchases from” Gazprom “shares in the project company’s existing Western partners. Future partners will continue their close cooperation and common efforts aimed at strengthening the energy security of gas supplies to Europe “, – stated in a press release Nord Stream 2 AG itself of the project company

Earlier, Russia’s permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said. that the project of the gas pipeline “Nord stream-2″ will be implemented in terms of funding and in terms of payback. He added that now the European Commission has no official position on the gas pipeline project, the debate about whether they are covered in the “North stream-2 “third Energy sanctions continues

In 2015.” Gazprom “, BASF, E.ON, Engie, OMV and Shell signed a shareholders agreement to establish a gas pipeline system” Nord stream – 2 “capacity of 55 billion cubic meters. m. of gas per year from Russia to Germany under the Baltic sea project implements the project, Nord Stream 2 AG After closing acquisitions of foreign shareholders stake in Nord Stream 2 AG share in the project will be distributed as follows:. “Gazprom” – 50% BASF, ENGIE, OMV, Shell, Uniper (100 per cent subsidiary of E.ON) – has already received 10%

The consent of the antimonopoly regulator Germany to buy foreign partners.. At first the Polish regulator UOKiK decided that it would consider the application before the end of May. Then Poland’s decision to establish a joint venture Nord Steam 2 postponed: local control should be answered in June

July 22 it became known that the regulator UOKiK issued an objection to an application for the formation of a consortium of “Nord Stream 2″ <. / p>