Russian gas
monopoly Gazprom said on November 30 that the Nord Stream gas pipeline
transmitted its 200 billionth cubic metre of gas from Russia to Germany via the
Greifswald delivery point.
“The Nord
Stream gas pipeline is a high-profile pan-European infrastructure project, a
stellar example of mutually beneficial and productive cooperation between
Gazprom and its European partners,” Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said.
“Today’s
development is a clear rebuttal to the skeptics. For six years, Nord Stream has
consistently exported Russian gas to the European market via the most
cost-efficient transit-free route, i.e. across the Baltic Sea. The gas pipeline
is operating at full capacity, providing reliable energy supplies to thousands
of companies and households in Europe,” the Gazprom CEO added.
“Drawing on
the success of Nord Stream, Gazprom is implementing a similar project, Nord
Stream-2, with the active support of Europe’s leading energy companies,” Miller
said, adding that the new gas pipeline will be built by the end of 2019 as
planned.
“Gazprom is
convinced, as are our partners, that the project will further strengthen the
reliability of gas supplies for European consumers and foster the development
of the region’s energy market,” Miller argued.
Some
Central and Eastern European countries as well as Ukraine have strongly opposed
Gazprom’s plans to build Nord Stream-2, claiming that it would increase
Europe’s dependence on Russia and reduce Russian gas transit via Ukraine.
Nord Stream
is the export gas pipeline with the annual design capacity of 55 billion cubic
metres of gas running from Russia to Germany across the Baltic Sea. The
pipeline is operated by the Nord Stream AG joint venture (Gazprom – 51 per
cent, Wintershall Holding and E.ON – 15.5 per cent each, and Gasunie and ENGIE
– 9 per cent each). The first string of Nord Stream was put into service in
November 2011 and the second in October 2012.
Nord
Stream-2 is the construction project for a gas pipeline with the annual
capacity of 55 billion cubic metres from Russia to Germany across the Baltic
Sea.
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/gazprom-200-billion-cubic-metres-gas-delivered-via-nord-stream/