Report: Germany mulls purchase of leftover Nord Stream 2 pipes

BERLIN, Mar 9 (PRIME) -- The government of Germany has discussed buying 3,000 tonnes of pipelines initially intended for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, from bankrupt company Nord Stream 2 AG with the U.S. government, German daily Die Welt reported on Thursday quoting sources.

Welt am Sonntag reported earlier in February that the German government wanted to use the pipelines left in the warehouses after construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to build a pipeline to link a liquefied natural gas terminal near the Rugen Island with Lubmin.

The U.S. sanctions are no obstacle for the purchase if the money that the country will pay does not reach Moscow. Berlin is now to find a solution so that the money is transferred to Swiss company Transliq, the court-mandated administrator of the defunct company, Welt reported.

Besides the pipelines, the German Economy Ministry plans buy documents, measurements, and expert conclusions necessary to lay the pipelines. The deal should significantly speed up connection of the terminal to the pipeline system.

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