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On the night of December 26, the pipe-laying vessel “Fortuna” left the exclusive economic zone of Germany, where the works for the completion of the “Nord Stream-2” were carried out.
Interfax reports. The building permit in Germany was valid until December 31. There they were supposed to complete the construction of a 2.6 km gas pipeline at a depth of 30 meters. As the post adds, “Fortune” was moving at low speed, so it can be assumed that the job was in progress.
Officially, Nord Stream 2 did not provide any explanation for the ship’s unexpected return. Probably, “Fortuna” will be in the port of Wismar. Starting on January 15, according to the Danish Shipping Agency, Fortuna can begin to place Nord Stream 2 in the exclusive economic zone of Denmark.
The gas pipeline is 94% complete (2,300 km of the 2,460 km required). Due to US sanctions, international companies refused to cooperate with the project. Russian Gazprom has decided to complete the construction of Nord Stream 2 independently.
However, even if the “pipeline” can be completed, it is necessary to obtain insurance and a certificate before launching it. The United States has already announced that those companies that will help with the final stage of the launch may also be penalized. As a result, Nord Stream 2 may never be released.
Nord Stream 2 “will avoid transit states: Ukraine, Belarus, Poland. Its launch could cause the loss of billions of dollars in transit of blue fuel. The cost of the” pipeline “is about 9.5 billion euros. This is one of Gazprom’s most expensive projects. “German companies are also involved, they want to supply gas from Russia directly to Germany.
As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, the Russian ship Akademik Chersky, which will complete the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, left the German port of Mukran, the project’s logistics base. After a month in Germany, the pipelayer headed to the Russian city of Kaliningrad.
US sanctions are the main obstacle to the completion of Nord Stream 2. As of October 20, they concern insurance and certified companies that work with ships.
The US State Department released a clarification stating that not only companies that provide ships for the construction of Nord Stream 2 will fall under US sanctions, but also those that are engaged in ship modernization. that they must complete it, install the necessary equipment in them, or finance these processes.
