OMV CEO sees Nord Stream-2 construction finished this year

ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 4 (PRIME) -- Construction of Russia-led Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline will be finished this year, Rainer Seele, CEO of Austria’s OMV, said Friday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

“This year,” he 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.

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