experts do not share the concerns of Americans iz-za termination of the current route of gas supplies to Europe
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The project “North stream-2″, provides for the construction of a gas pipeline under the Baltic sea, can lead to the collapse of the Ukrainian economy, according to the US State Department. US special envoy Amos Hochsteyn MFA said that along with the loss of the status of transit of Russian gas Ukraine will lose the revenue that it receives from transit fees. And this is a direct way to the collapse of the already fragile economy of the country.
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The Americans are not the first time expressed his “phi” on the “Nord Stream-2″. The same Hochsteyn recently claimed that the project is incompatible with the unity and national security of Europe as a whole. When entering the pipeline into operation relations between Western and Eastern Europe may be impaired. Because not only Ukraine, but also Poland and Slovakia will no longer receive money from the transit of Russian gas.
Recall that in the framework of the “Nord Stream-2″ project is expected to build two gas pipeline capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas, which will be held through the Baltic Sea from Russia to the coast of Germany. After completion through it will go to 80% of Russian gas, as its share in the German market will grow from 40 to 60%.
The current its concern with the project “North Stream-2″ of the US is associated specifically with the future Ukrainian economy. The State Department decided that Ukraine, not being a transit country for Russian gas to lose up to $ 2 billion in revenue. Recover from loss of a shaky economy is unlikely to. She simply collapse sure Hochsteyn. Loss of Slovakia and Poland in Europe in the case of termination of the current route of gas supplies is also high, but still not as much as in the case of Ukraine: $ 0.8 billion and $ 0.4 billion respectively
«. I do not think that the transit of Russian gas “zeroed” completely. Now through Ukraine is about 60 billion cubic meters. “Nord Stream-2″ – is 55 billion, but just go to this value is hardly possible. So countries such as Slovakia, are likely to continue to receive gas under the old scheme “, – the director of the Energy Development Fund Sergey Pikin
The fact that” Gazprom “is not planning to complete rejection of the transit of gas through Ukraine. previously confirmed by the deputy head of the company Alexander Medvedev. At the time, Germany had insisted on keeping transit, which even put it as a condition for implementation of the “Nord Stream-2″. This position is understandable. The West is interested in Russia to pump gas through Ukraine to reduce their costs to support this country. For US beneficial termination of transit through Ukraine, only if the “North Stream-2″ will not be built. In the US, do not hide their plans to increase the volume of deliveries of liquefied natural gas. While in Europe came only one tanker with gas from America, but Europe to the United States -. A very promising market
According to Sergei Pikin, the process of “weaning” of Ukraine on the transit of Russian gas is likely to be greatly extended in time. Starting the “Nord Stream-2″ is scheduled for 2019. In the same year a controversial agreement between “Gazprom” and Ukrainian “Naftogaz” on the transit of Russian gas to Europe will lose its validity. The very construction of the “Nord Stream-2″ is due to start in spring 2018. To date, completed geophysical surveys for the offshore section of the pipeline
-. «Gazprom” is ready to lend a pipe under the Baltic Sea, but then the pipe should go by land, and the corresponding infrastructure required for this. While I do not see any concrete ideas on this issue. That is to say that the project is still at a low start, – concluded the expert
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