Media: Russians unhappy with the decision of the OCCP ws. Nord Stream 2 – Onet.pl

 
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“Los Nord Stream 2, which until recently, it appeared as a shining example, now takes on a deeper tone “- writes on Tuesday commentator” Kommersant “Yuri Barsukow. In his view, “is not just about big money, energy security and market-sharing in the years ahead, but also the basic trust between Russia and the countries of the Old West, especially Germany.”

commentary points out that no promises of support from Berlin, German companies could not come to the project. Also recalls the conditions of the aid, which, according to Barsukow Gazprom fulfilled, and that the German authorities promised to settle all issues related to the project both within the country and with other members of the European Union.

Referring to the information Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) to withdraw by the participants in the transaction application for permission to establish a joint venture to build a gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 “Kommersant” writes that “Poland, which in the construction of the pipeline did not participate, gained the ability to block the process, the consortium fell apart, and Gazprom remained in the project itself.”

Office of Competition and Consumer Protection gave PAP on Friday that the withdrawal of the proposal means that it is not possible to create the six parties of the joint venture, which was to take care of the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline 2. “doubts UOKiK confirmed by tests – the proposed concentration could lead to the restriction of competition. Gazprom holds a dominant position in the supply of gas to the Polish and the transaction could lead to further strengthening the bargaining power of the company to customers in our country, “- noted the OCCP.

commentary in the Russian newspaper believes that is not a meaningful blamed for anything western consortium members, since any European company – even as powerful as Shell – does not depend on the conflict with the authorities of his country and the European Commission .

“even less sense is doing remorse Polish authorities, whose attitude to the Nord Stream 2 was always consistent and intransigent, so the expectation of Warsaw something other than blocking the … project, it would be weird. However, there is no doubt that the German authorities – for reasons whose legitimacy is now difficult to objectively judge – did not provide sufficient support to the project “- he wrote Yuri Barsukow.

pointed to the risks of continuing Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2. in his view, the risk both in terms of finances and reputation will increase as you continue the project, so in the absence of economic and political guarantees for Gazprom would be wiser to suspend the project.

last year, shareholders of the planned Nord Stream 2, six companies: OAO Gazprom of Russia, Uniper SE of Germany, Engi from France, OMV AG of Austria, the Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell plc and the German BASF SE / Wintershall Holding GmbH approached the Polish antitrust authority for permission to allow the establishment of the company in Switzerland. The company had to design, finance, build and operate two parallel offshore pipelines running from the Russian coast of the Baltic Sea to the starting point near Greifswald in northeastern Germany. Their total capacity is 55 billion cubic meters of gas a year.

Warsaw firmly opposed to the construction of another (after dwunitkowym Nord Stream 1) bypassing Poland undersea bus transport gas.