Poland's PGNiG Says Received Right To Take Part In Certification Of Nord Stream 2 Operator

Polish oil and gas company PGNiG announced that it received the right to participate in the certification procedure for the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and during it will prove that Nord Stream 2 AG is not suitable as an independent operator

WARSAW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd September, 2021) Polish oil and gas company PGNiG announced that it received the right to participate in the certification procedure for the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and during it will prove that Nord Stream 2 AG is not suitable as an independent operator.

"The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA) has granted Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA and its German subsidiary - PGNiG Supply & Trading GmbH participation in the certification proceedings for Nord Stream 2," the company said.

"PGNiG SA and PST GmbH are of the opinion that Nord Stream 2 AG does not meet the formal and substantive requirements for certification in the preferential model of Independent Transmission Operator (ITO). Moreover, both companies argue that a positive decision of the BNetzA would put at risk the security of supply of the EU and Member States," it added.