Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline finally gets construction permit from Denmark
Following a number of delays, Danish authorities have granted a construction permit for the Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom and operator of the Nord Stream pipeline, said on the 30th October it had obtained the permit to construct its planned pipeline system in the Danish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) south-east of Bornholm.
The permit was granted by the Danish Energy Agency, which is in charge of the application, and covers a 147-km-long route section.
“We are pleased to have obtained Denmark’s consent to construct the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline through the Danish continental shelf area in the Baltic Sea southeast of Bornholm. We will continue the constructive cooperation with Danish authorities to complete the construction of the pipeline,” said Samira Kiefer Andersson, Permitting Manager Denmark at Nord Stream 2 AG.
The company said that preparatory works, such as the installation of concrete mattresses and rock placement for the crossing of existing infrastructure (cables and pipelines), and the subsequent pipelay, would start in the coming weeks.
The Danish section of the pipeline will be built with pipes currently stored in Mukran, on the German island of Rügen.
As of the 30th October, more than 2,100 kilometres of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline have been laid. Pipelay has been completed in Russian, Finnish, and Swedish waters, and for the most part in German waters.
The construction of both landfall facilities in Russia and Germany is nearing completion.
Nord Stream 2 has invested more than €6 billion in the project.
Source: Offshore Energy Today