... and politicians consider the current political crisis between Russia and the European Union as part of a long-term negative trend ... ... the USSR and West Germany managed to establish the base of the gas interdependence model, which was to become a backbone of the ... ... diversification away from oil towards other sources of energy. Natural gas seemed to be the most prospective alternative. During ... ... Administration with the only remaining option – to impose sanctions on gas compressor station elements, that were produced ...
The quality of the commercial cooperation between Russian and Western European companies in the energy sector has remained significant, despite the sanctions regime. Strong economic rationale seems to prevail over politics. The German-Russian relations have been the most prominent in the region and have long-existed ... ... swap deals and favorable transactions, which encompass the entire value-chain of the natural gas sector. The pinnacle of recent collaboration has been the initiation of... ... quantity of 45.3 bcm of natural gas. What’s more intriguing is the 19% increase in gas deliveries to Germany for the first quarter of 2016, when compared to 2015 Q1 delivered...