Report: Nord Stream 2 completes building in German waters

BERLIN, Dec 29 (PRIME) -- Nord Stream 2 has finished construction of a gas pipeline in the German exclusive economic zone, newswire DPA reported late on Monday citing the company.

The works in the Dutch waters can begin in mid-January and will be carried out by ship Fortuna with support of other vessels.

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 Uniper and Wintershall, Royal Dutch Shell, Austria’s OMV, and France’s Engie.

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