Gazprom says Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline fully completed

MOSCOW, Sep 10 (PRIME) -- The Nord Stream-2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has been fully completed, gas giant Gazprom said in its official Telegram channel on Friday.

“At the morning meeting, CEO Alexei Miller said that construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline had been fully completed today at 8:45 a.m. Moscow time,” it said.

The Nord Stream-2 project envisages construction of two lines of a natural gas pipeline with an annual capacity of up to 55 billion cubic meters, running from the Russian shore to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Russian gas giant Gazprom is implementing the project together with Germany’s E.ON and BASF, Royal Dutch Shell, Austria’s OMV, and France’s Engie. The project is strongly opposed by the U.S. and several European states.

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