The Economy Ministry stated that it was determined to pursue measures against the Rosneft-owned refinery in Schwedt actively threatening to seize Gazprom facilities from Russia.
Germany is racing to release its hold and reclaim control of its crucial energy infrastructure after years of capitulating to Russian oil and gas corporations.
Berlin is considering compelling Gazprom, which is supported by the Kremlin, to sell important gas holding facilities throughout Germany, essentially evicting those installations, according to a government source and two other individuals knowledgeable about the arrangements.
Furthermore, Germany's Economy Ministry claims it is "working intensively" to diminish the impact of Rosneft, a Russian state-controlled energy company that operates a refinery in the eastern town of Schwedt that processes roughly a quarter of the country's oil supplies.
Russia's influence over Germany in the energy industry extends well past its huge position in pr...