Poland’s anti-monopoly watchdog said on Wednesday it had fined Russia’s Gazprom more than 29 billion zlotys ($7.6 billion) for building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline without its approval.<\/p>\n
The UOKiK watchdog also said it had imposed a 234 million zloty fine on five other firms involved in financing $11 billion project set to double Russia’s gas export capacity via the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n
Nord Stream 2 is led by Gazprom, with half of the funding provided by Germany’s Uniper and BASF’s Wintershall unit, Anglo-Dutch company Shell, Austria’s OMV and Engie.<\/p>\n
Poland sees Nord Stream 2 as a threat to Europe’s energy security as it will increase reliance on Russian energy.
\nThe United States has also imposed sanctions on companies laying pipes for the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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