Work on Nord Stream 2 project in Danish waters to complete by April

Danish Maritime Authority has said the $11bn Nord Stream 2 undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany in Danish waters is scheduled for completion by the end of April this year.

The Nord Stream 2 gas export pipeline aims to deliver Russian gas to Europe across the Baltic Sea.

Originating from eastern Russia, the new pipeline will pass through Finnish, Swedish and Danish waters to terminate near the German coast of the Baltic Sea.

In December 2019, construction work was suspended following sanctions by the US against the pipeline project. However, work was resumed with the German Government’s approval.

Although the pipeline is mostly finished, around 120km is due for completion in Danish waters and almost 30km in German waters before its entry at the northern German coastal town of Lubmin, near Greifswald.

Reuters quoted Danish Maritime Authority as saying that the pipe-laying work is underway at the south and south-west of Bornholm island using the Fortuna pipe-laying vessel with assistance from the construction vessels Baltiyskiy Issledovatel, Murman and other supply vessels.

The consortium partners developing the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline recently said pipe laying work had resumed in Danish waters despite increasing pressure on the project from the US, reported the news agency.

The Nord Stream 2 will have the capacity to carry 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas. It is expected to serve approximately 26 million households in Western Europe.