What you don't start you don't finish, says the old adage. And thereRussia is second to none in the world in terms of energy. To say that it "competes" with the other oil and gas producing countries is to reduce the strength and capacity of a power that has never made a secret of knowing how to take advantage of its natural resources. AND Vladimir Putin he is the leader who has played this role of strategist to perfection global.
When the conclusion of the works on the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline was announced two days ago, the world of energy (and not only that) - inevitably - had to admit that Moscow never gives up on its goals. The plans defined at the table always go to conclusion. In the specific case massive pipelines under the Baltic Sea that will transport vtowards Germany 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year. A 1.230 km snake with controlled and modern operational lines that enters the heart of that Europe on its way to the green transition. A continent that still can't do without fossil fuels. Still ? Yes, because the political and strategic dichotomy of the blue energy business in a country that is about to say goodbye Angela Merkel and sees the Greens as protagonists in politics, it will be evident for many, long years.
The EU locomotive country will benefit in abundance from that source which is the German Green New Deal Ursula von der Leyen voted by the European Parliament, wants to gradually reduce. Of course, Germany has said that Russian gas arriving in a few months will have to comply with European Union directives. But you know that market and community rules often take parallel paths. Ai margins accumulate disputes, negotiations, negotiations. In reality, Europe did not have the strength to block the project to double the gas pipeline. Circumstance that makes us think about the real ability to turn for the good of the planet. While looking for alternatives to fossil fuels, creating extraordinary public finance premises, in the end he agrees with those who maintain that the green transition will not stop the use of oil and gas. Although the targets are set at 2030 and 2050.
The announcement of the end of the work on the new Stream was given by Alexey Miller, CEO of Gazprom. A manager proud of his management skills and now also of having completed a great infrastructure. Something that, however, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called a geopolitical weapon of Russia. The doubling of the gas pipeline, in fact, excludes Ukraine and Poland, which it is a euphemism to call angry now. But 10 billion euros of investments with the participation of energy giants such as Omv, Engie, Wintershall Dea, Uniper, Shell, which also defeated the opposition to the works of Joe Biden once they got to the White House, they had to pay. And they will pay off.
