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Despite US sanctions and a European Parliament resolution, Russian pipe-laying ship Fortuna has started work in Danish waters ahead of the resumption of construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline which would bring Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea.
“The laybarge Fortuna has started works in the construction corridor in the Danish EEZ, ahead of the resumption of the Nord Stream 2 construction. All works are performed in line with relevant permits,” a spokesman for Nord Stream 2 told New Europe on January 25.
He referred to the notice to mariners by the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA). “The authorities announced construction works from January 15 onwards, including preparatory works and tests before pipelay works start,” he said.
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2021/03/05 LONDON (ICIS) The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline will double Russia’s direct export capacity to Germany as a first entry point to the EU to 110 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year. Its supporters, including Germany and other west-European member states, see it as a commercially sensible project, but its opponents, led by Poland and the US, consider it as a threat to the EU’s security and diversity of supply. In December 2019, US sanctions forced key pipelaying vessels to stop working on the project. In mid-January, President Putin said Russia could finish building the pipeline on
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2020/12/15 LONDON (ICIS) The US Congress has approved new sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project but Washington plans to consult European governments before imposing such sanctions. EU’s input may soften or delay their implementation. The legislation, passed both by the Senate and the House last week, is now with the US president, whose signature is required by the end of the year. The pipeline construction has been on hold since December 2019 due to US sanctions but resumed last Friday. The new sanctions target those who provide insurance, certification, or port services to pipelayers contracted for the off
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