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  • Germany: European Officials Inaugurate Nord Stream Pipeline

    8 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Nord Stream Pipeline became operational today and was hailed by political and business leaders as making a significant contribution to Europe’s long-term energy security. German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Ministers of France François Fillon and the Netherlands Mark Rutte, and EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger today formally inaugurated […]

  • Nord Stream Completes Phase II Financing (Switzerland)

    4 March 2011

      Financing for the Nord Stream project is secured: Today, the company together with its shareholders in the consortium, OAO Gazprom, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, BASF SE/Wintershall Holding GmbH, N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie, and GDF SUEZ S.A. announced the successful signing of Phase II financing of the pipeline project. The project financing for Phase II amounts to […]

  • Nord Stream Invests $40 Mln in Environmental Monitoring

    20 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Nord Stream AG has presented the results and learnings of the environmental monitoring of the Nord Stream Pipeline at the Baltic Sea Days in St. Petersburg. The findings show that the construction of the two 1,224 km offshore pipelines through the Baltic Sea had only minor and short-term impacts on the environment. From planning to […]

  • Gazprom CEO, Russian PM Discuss Nord Stream

    23 April 2012

    Thursday, Gazprom Management Committee Chairman Alexey Miller reported to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the completion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline’s second string laying. “We have initiated startup and adjustment operations. In September the second string will be filled with buffer gas and in October we will launch commercial gas supplies,” said Alexey […]

  • Surveys for Subsea Section of Nord Stream 2 Completed

    18 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Gazprom informed that, as of today, geophysical surveys have been completed for the subsea section of Nord Stream 2 and geotechnical investigations are underway. Reportedly, detailed surveying is planned to be conducted along the pipeline route in the near future. The design of the subsea section and the pipeline landfall in Russia is being developed. […]

  • Gazprom talks Nord Stream II participation with BASF

    8 July 2015

    Russian gas giant Gazprom said it talked with BASF about the possibility of the German company participating in the construction of the Nord Stream II gas pipeline.

  • Second pipelayer to join Nord Stream 2 construction

    8 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    A second Russian pipe-laying vessel is undergoing sea trials ahead of joining the Nord Stream 2 project, as construction continues despite growing political pressure.

  • DeepOcean Wins Nord Stream 2 Ploughing Works

    22 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    DeepOcean has been awarded a contract for performing ploughing operations on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea. The Nord Stream 2 Project concerns the construction of an offshore natural gas transmission system comprising of two 1,220 km pipelines from the Russian Baltic Sea to the German Baltic coast. In December 2017 Nord […]

  • Both Nord Stream Pipelines Now Fully Operational

    8 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Just 30 months after the start of construction of its first pipeline, Nord Stream’s twin pipeline system came on stream today, on schedule and on budget. International specialists worked around the clock under the most challenging conditions to construct the pipelines with a total weight of 4 million tonnes. Nord Stream Managing Director Matthias Warnig […]

  • Russia: Two Week Shutdown for Nord Stream Pipeline

    13 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Nord Stream is entering an intensive period during which its engineers and partners will take key steps towards completing the integrated twin pipeline system capable of transporting up to 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) of Russian gas a year to Europe through the Baltic Sea, for at least 50 years: control systems will be adapted to integrate the twin pipelines into a single automated twin-pipeline gas transport system, at the same time as pipe-laying of the second pipeline is completed and pre-commissioning started.

  • VIDEO: Nord Stream Pipeline Project in Baltic Sea

    13 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Nord Stream Pipeline through the Baltic Sea is the most direct connection between the vast gas reserves in Russia and energy markets in the European Union. Years of studies have brought Nord Stream to the conclusion that the offshore pipeline project represents one of the safest, most economical, and most environmentally friendly ways to […]

  • Nord Stream 2 Preps for Pipelay Works in Germany

    15 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Nord Stream 2 AG has started the offshore preparatory works for the subsequent pipelaying in the Bay of Greifswald. Five dredgers are now working on the trench for the two pipeline strings. “We ask all users of the Bay of Greifswald to inform themselves in advance via the official notice to mariners in the interest […]

  • Allseas Suspends Nord Stream 2 Pipelay Works

    23 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Allseas has suspended its Nord Stream 2 pipelay activities, in anticipation of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),  The US House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, which includes sanctions targeting companies that are providing vessels which are engaged in pipe-laying services for the construction […]

  • Gazprom, E.ON, Shell and OMV in Nord Stream Boost

    19 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Gazprom, E.ON, Royal Dutch Shell and OMV have signed Memorandums of Intent specifying the cooperation among the companies within the project for constructing the gas transmission infrastructure for direct supply of Russian gas to European consumers. The documents were signed yesterday, June 18, 2015 within the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2015. The Memorandum reflects the parties’ […]

  • Nord Stream Project Book Recognized with Two Awards

    16 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Nord Stream AG won two International Business Awards for the Nord Stream Project book entitled “Secure Energy for Europe”. The awards recognise Nord Stream’s achievements in publications in two categories: a Gold Stevie Award for company history publication and a Silver Stevie Award for corporate publications. The book, which Nord Stream published in 2013, details […]

  • Nord Stream Pipeline Progressing as Planned (Baltic Sea)

    22 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Construction of the Nord Stream Pipeline continues on track. Over 1,000 kilometres of Line 1 have been laid in the Baltic Sea and pipe-laying works have already been completed at the landfalls for Line 2. The project has received all the necessary permits, and all pipes and construction capacities have been procured. “Gas deliveries […]

  • Sweden: Nord Stream Environmental Impact Smaller than Anticipated

    7 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    The latest results from Nord Stream’s environmental monitoring programme in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone, EEZ show that the company has complied with and even exceeded the conditions in the permit granted by the Swedish government. Calculations and models in Nord Stream’s Environmental Study have proven accurate, and it is now estimated that the environmental […]

  • Nord Stream 2 Advances to Permitting Phase in Finland

    27 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Finnish environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure for Nord Stream 2 was completed today after the coordinating authority, Uusimaa ELY Centre, responsible for the national procedure in Finland, provided its statement on the EIA report of the Finnish section of the planned Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines through the Baltic Sea. “We are pleased […]

  • Sheffield Forgemasters Delivers Nord Stream Pipeline Clamps

    16 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Sheffield Forgemasters International has produced subsea emergency repair clamp bodies for use on the world’s longest subsea gas pipeline. Designed by Oil States Industries in Houston, the hydro-clamp is designed to provide risk mitigation in the event of a breach in a subsea pipeline. Sheffield Forgemasters has delivered two clamp bodies for Oil States each […]

  • Nord Stream Conducts Load Tests of Line 1

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    As part of the ongoing ramp-up phase and as preparation for the operation of Nord Stream as a twin-pipeline gas transportation system, Nord Stream AG is conducting load tests for Line 1. Over the past three days Line 1 has been operating at full capacity of app. 75 million cubic meters per day which corresponds […]

  • Wasco Confirms €600M Nord Stream 2 Award

    13 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Wah Seong Corporation (WSC) informed that its pipe coating business unit, Wasco Coatings Europe (WCEu), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of WSC incorporated in The Netherlands, has finalised a deal regarding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. Namely, WCEu signed a contract with Nord Stream 2 AG on September 6, 2016 valued at approximately €600 million (approximately […]

  • Gazprom says Nord Stream 2 project on track

    11 December 2017

    A new export gas pipeline running from Russia to Europe across the Baltic Sea is expected to be completed “on time”, according to the Russian gas giant Gazprom. “The members of the (Gazprom) management committee expressed confidence that Nord Stream 2 would be completed on time and brought into operation before the end of 2019,” Gazprom […]

  • Nord Stream Wins Pipeline Project of the Year Award

    28 February 2012

    Nord Stream AG said it has won the inaugural “Pipeline Project of the Year” award at the 2012 European Gas Conference. The award, which was presented by The Energy Exchange in conjunction with Natural Gas Europe, recognises Nord Stream’s achievement in starting to make its contribution to energy security in the European Union on time […]

  • Halfwave to Supply Inspection Tools for Nord Stream 2

    11 January 2018
    Equipment

    Halfwave has been awarded a contract to design and build 48” Acoustic Resonance Technology (ART) Scan in-line inspection tools for Nord Stream 2. The ART Scan tools will be used to inspect the 48” Nord Stream 2 twin gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Halfwave’s custom-build ART Scan tools will be used to inspect the […]

  • Voestalpine to supply pipeline material for Nord Stream 2

    20 April 2016

    Austria’s Voestalpine has said it has secured a major contract supporting the construction of the the Gazprom-run Nord Stream 2 pipeline project between Europe and Russia. The Austrian company supplied 170,000 tonnes linepipe plates for the first part of the offshore gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea between 2008 and 2010. Under the new contract, the […]