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The Norwegian company Det Norske Veritas GL refused to issue a certificate of conformity of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, reports RBC.
It is specified that the reason for this is the penalties imposed about the companies involved in the project. DNV GL will suspend all inspections of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline system and will not resume them while sanctions are in effect, the Norwegian company said in a statement.
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DNV GL is a partner in the Nord Stream gas pipeline that is already in operation and in the Nord Stream 2 under construction.
At the end of November, DNV GL announcedthat due to the sanctions imposed by the United States will not be able to provide testing and inspection services of the equipment used by the vessels laying the Nord Stream 2 pipes. The company then clarified that it was not a refusal to certify the pipeline when it was completed.
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Inspection and certification in the gas pipeline They are mandatory for the final Danish section, the construction of which has not yet started.
The Russian vessel “Fortuna”, which together with other Russian vessels was due to start construction of the Danish section in mid-January 2021, according to a report by the Danish Maritime Agency in late December. The length of the section is about 127 kilometers. At the moment, more than 90% of the route has been built.
We remind you with the defense budget adopted by the United States Senate, were new sanctions are approved against companies involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2, including those not directly involved in laying the pipes.
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