A new political row has broken out over a controversial gas pipeline between Russia and Germany after Angela Merkel’s government was accused of offering to spend $1bn (£720m) on American gas if the US called off planned sanctions against the project. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline will allow Russian gas to be pumped directly to Germany, but the US has threatened to impose sanctions on any company involved with the project, arguing it will make Europe too dependent on Russia for its energy needs. Lobbying group Environmental Action Germany (DUH) this week published a leaked letter from Olaf Scholz, the German finance minister, to Steve Mnuchin, the then US treasury secretary, dated last August. In it, Mr Scholz offered to invest $1bn on new infrastructure to import American liquefied natural gas (LNG) at German ports if the US dropped the planned sanctions.
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It is
worth reiterating that gas flaring reduction potential was part of
the underlying opportunity for the (otherwise laudable)
project. PI&D obtained arbitral award against Nigeria,
sought to enforce same inclusive of the substantial interests and
Nigeria after some initial lethargy and missteps is now actively
challenging same, arguing that the entire project was a fraud. See
Fikayo Akeredolu, Nigeria and P&ID: The Story
Behind the $9.6 Billion Judgement, Nigeria Wins Another Victory Against
P&ID ,
Energy Voice, 30.09.2020:
https://www.
energyvoice.com/oilandgas/africa/268744/nigeria-pid-court-guarantee/;
Kush Amin, Did an Alleged Corrupt Natural Gas
Contract Rob Nigeria of US$9.6 Billion? ,