Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline has received one of the two required permits for construction and operation in the Finnish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment issued the first permit for a 374-km offshore section extending through the Finnish EEZ outside the country’s territorial waters.
In Finland, Nord Stream 2 now needs to obtain a second permit to be granted under the Water Act. A decision is expected to be made within the next few weeks, Nord Stream said.
The company has already received all necessary permits in Germany (OGJ Online, Mar. 28, 2018). The national permitting procedures in the other three countries along the route—Sweden, Russia, and Denmark—are proceeding as planned, the company said.
Once completed, Nord Stream 2 will span the Baltic Sea and provide Russian gas to Europe. Nord Stream 2 will largely follow the route and technical concept of the Nord Stream pipeline.
The new gas line will have the capacity of 55 billion cu m/year of gas.
