He stressed that no new information on the timing of completion and can only confirm that operator construction, Nord Stream AG 2 makes every effort to complete the work before the end of this year or the end of the first quarter of next year.
the Problem with completion, “Nord stream-2” associated with US sanctions against Russian offshore pipelines to Europe. Under the American restrictions were ships engaged in the laying of these pipelines at depths greater than 100 feet (30 meters), and physical and legal persons who sell or rent such vessels for these projects. After the introduction of sanctions the United States demanded that contractors immediately stop the construction of “Nord stream-2”. As a result, the timing of the launch of the pipeline was postponed for about a year.
the Main applicant to carry out works on laying of pipes on the remaining section is the vessel “Akademik Chersky”, which is February 10 left the port of Nakhodka in the far East, and is now off the coast of Denmark, in the immediate vicinity of the construction site. But to complete the Russian pipelay need to undergo conversion for working with pipes of a diameter of the “Nord stream-2”. In the company Nord Stream AG 2 did not deny or confirm the participation of the vessel in the completion of the pipeline.
“and the stream-2” includes two threads of a gas pipeline from Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany. Its total capacity will be 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year. The pipeline passes through the territorial waters or exclusive economic zones of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. To date laid over 2,300 km of the pipelines “Nord stream-2” of about 460 km 2, i.e. 94% of the total length.
