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Offshore part of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline's second line mechanically completed
MOSCOW. Sept 10 (Interfax) – The sections of the second line of Nord Stream 2 running from the coast of Germany and from Danish waters were joined using above-water tie-in (AWTI) method on Friday, the project operator, Nord Stream 2 AG, said in a statement.
"The opposing pipe strings were lifted from the seabed by the lay barge Fortuna and the pipe ends were cut and fitted together. The welding to connect the two lines took place on a platform located above the water on the side of the vessel. Then the connected pipeline was lowered to the seabed as one continuous string," the statement said.
"Afterwards, the required pre-commissioning activities will be carried out with the goal to put the pipeline into operation before the end of this year," it said.
Laying of the first section of the gas pipeline was completed in early June.
The Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipeline, with a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year, runs from the Slavyanskaya compressor station in the Kingisepp district of the Leningrad region to the Baltic coast of Germany. The overall length of the trunkline along its two lines totals 2,460 km.
Gazprom is completing Nord Stream 2 using its own resources, as its Swiss contractor ceased pipe-laying operations due to sanctions imposed by the United States.
Gazprom head Alexei Miller said last week: "we could supply the first gas via the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to the European market even prior to the end of this year, this heating season. All the necessary capacities have been created on the Russian side, such as production capacities at Yamal and gas transmission capacities in the northern gas transport corridor."
