Russia completes first Nord Stream 2 line

Russia has finished laying the first line of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, Reuters reported President Vladimir Putin as saying at an economic forum on the 4^th June.

Nord Stream 2 comprises two parallel 48-inch lines, approximately 1,200 kilometres long, each starting south-west of St Petersburg and ending at Greifswald on the German coast.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that the gas pipeline is more than 95 per cent complete with just 100 kilometres left to build.

At the end of May, pipelayer Fortuna started work on the last 30 kilometres of pipes in German waters. It previously worked on Nord Stream 2 pipelaying off Denmark and was later joined by the Akademik Cherskiy.

After completing its stint in Germany, the vessel will rejoin the Akademik Cherskiy to continue work off Denmark.

The US$11 billion-worth Nord Stream 2 will have the capacity to transport 55 billion cubic metres of Russian gas a year to the EU, for at least 50 years.

The plan is to have the pipeline complete by the end of the year.

Source: Offshore Energy Today