According to sources of german newspaper Bild, the US Senate plans sanctions against companies participating in or are involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Primarily this would affect swiss company Allseas that is specialised in submarine pipelaying and deep-sea-cable-laying.
But also german energy groups like Uniper.
Those companies would be excluded from the US market if they persist in their activity for Nord Stream 2 and should the sanctions effectively be voted.
Interestingly, the sanctions might be voted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
The US Congress takes the view that Nord Stream 2 increases the dependency of Germany and Europe from russian gas, that it jeopardises ukrainian security interests and drives a wedge between E.U.-member states. The EU Commission and most member states oppose the construction of the highly controversial pipeline. Only Germany and Austria are staunch supporters of the project.
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