Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline received the permit for construction and operation in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Sweden’s Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation issued the permit for the roughly 510-km section within the Swedish EEZ.
Seabed intervention works, such as the construction of rock berms and concrete mattresses for cable crossings, will begin in months, while pipelaying in the Swedish EEZ is scheduled to start later this year.
Nord Stream 2 is already in possession of all permits required for the construction and operation of the pipeline in Germany and Finland (OGJ Online, Mar. 28, 2018; Apr. 6, 2018). Permitting procedures in the two remaining countries along the route—Russia and Denmark—are proceeding as planned, the company said.
Once completed, the 1,230-km Nord Stream 2 system will transport gas from Russia to the European Union across the Baltic Sea. It will largely follow the route and technical concept of the Nord Stream pipeline.
The line will have the capacity of 55 billion cu m/year of gas.
