Possible American penalties Against organizations involved in the construction of the pipeline " Nord stream - 2 ", have the ability to hurt the oil and gas projects United States in the Gulf of Mexico, writes the German business newspaper Handelsblatt printed. "From the standpoint of Germany the title (of the bill.- approx. Ed.) already looks like audacity: the "law on the protection of the European energy security" is the recent sanctions, the Danger of the U.S. capital, " - emphasizes the Creator of the material. the desire of the United States to introduce penalties Against the "Nord stream - 2" is so great that the Possible consequences of the restrictions are not taken into account, says the magazine. Thus, European organizations involved in the construction of the pipeline and targeted punishment of the US capital, play a key role in the global energy market. for a long time these organizations have worked in the Gulf of Mexico in the form of subcontractors of us corporations, Chevron and Exxon Mobil, reminds Handelsblatt. For this reason, in case of their inclusion in the sanctions lists projects in the Gulf of Mexico would be disrupted as quickly replace such specialized firms is impossible. in General, the economy of the United States is considering punishment Against the "Nord stream - 2" is critical, says the Creator. In addition, such limits would be damaging to U.S. exporters of gas, prompting the European buyers to reduce the import of LNG from the United States and to increase deliveries from other countries, says Handelsblatt. in early August, the Committee of the Senate of the United States on international Affairs has released a Draft law on sanctions Against providers of court for laying of the pipeline " Nord stream - 2 ". The document prohibits entry into the United States any persons involved in "the sale, rental, providing or facilitating the provision" of ships for laying the Russian offshore pipeline at a depth of 30 meters or more and freezing their assets under us jurisdiction. In addition, under penalties have the opportunity to get organizations from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Finland, Sweden. The project "Northern stream - 2" involves the laying of 2 pipelines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year off the coast of Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany. The project is Firm 2 Nord Stream AG. Half of the funds it will invest "Gazprom" and the balance reinvestiruet European partners: Uniper, Wintershall, OMV, Shell and Engie. Germany supports the construction, emphasizing the commercial nature of the project. The project was also supported by the Austria, which is interested in reliable gas supplies, and Norway, the government which owns 30% of company shares Kvaerner, one of the executors of the gas pipeline. Act against Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine does not want to lose revenue from the transit of gas from Russia. The United States also impede the " Nord stream - 2 ", as supposed to supply the European Union's own liquefied natural gas. According to critics, the "Nord stream - 2" is a political Project. While the Russian authorities many times stated that his character only commercial, and the goal was called improving the energy security of Europe. <span style="color:darkgray