Nord Stream 2 is an export gas pipeline running from Russia to Europe across the Baltic Sea.
The decision to build Nord Steam 2 was based on the successful experience in building and operating the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
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kilometers
billion cubic meters of gas per year
capacity of two strings
capacity of two strings
1,200
kilometers
55
billion cubic meters of gas per year
capacity of two strings
capacity of two strings
Significance
Route
The entry point of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline into the Baltic Sea is the Ust-Luga area of the Leningrad Region. Then the pipeline stretches across the Baltic Sea. Its exit point is located in Germany, in the Greifswald area close to the exit point of Nord Stream.
The length of the route is more than 1,200 kilometers.
Capacity
The total capacity of two strings of Nord Stream 2 is 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Therefore, Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 have the aggregated design capacity of 110 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
Project history
In September 2018, pipelaying operations commenced in the Baltic Sea.
Nord Stream 2 was built with the use of reliable technologies proven in the Nord Stream construction project.
In September 2021, the construction of Nord Stream 2 was completed.
In September 2022, as a result of the sabotage on Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2, European countries have lost, for an indefinite term, a key channel for the supply of the most critical energy carrier, which had underlain the EU’s energy security for many years.
