2 Nord Stream AG expects that the Danish authorities will issue a permit for the construction of the pipeline “Nord stream-2” in the initial, main, route, said a company representative in Denmark of Markel Demopoulos.
“First, we expect that the optimal route, a request which we submitted, is approved by the government of Denmark. However, if this route is not available because of the veto imposed by the government, we will build the pipeline through the exclusive economic zone of Denmark, for which he applied,” – said the representative of the company.
Earlier in 2 Nord Stream AG announced that the company has applied for alternative route construction of the pipeline “Nord stream-2” in the waters of Denmark, while the company continues to wait for permission from the authorities of that country for the construction of the first primary, route.
Alternative route of the pipeline length will be 175 km North-West of the island Bornholm and will only cross the exclusive economic zone of Denmark. The initial route passes through territorial waters of Denmark.
How to write “News.Economy”, financial Director Uniper (one of the European partners “Gazprom” under the project) Christopher Delbrück previously reported that the implementation of the project “Northern stream-2”, despite all the political difficulties, is going according to plan and at the end of July in Germany began laying the first pipes of the pipeline.
“Laying the first pipe (the”Nord stream-2″) in Germany began at the end of July,” he said in a conference call.
Currently on Board of the ship-pipelayer Castoro 10 pipe welded together into a single whip and are pulled ashore using the winch to connect the onshore facilities of the “Nord stream-2” with the marine part of the new pipeline, explained in a press-service of the operator of project Nord Stream AG 2.
“At the same time, preparatory work in the waters of Finland and Sweden,” added the company.
The project “Northern stream-2” involves the construction of two pipelines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year from the coast of Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany.
The new pipeline is planned to be build next to the existing “Northern stream”. It will pass through the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of the countries located along the shores of the Baltic sea – Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Of these countries, the company 2 the Nord Stream AG, the operator of the “Nord stream-2”, left to obtain a construction permit only from Denmark and Russia.
