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U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette says Russia will not be able to complete the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline independently since it has no the required technologies. `It`s going to be a very long delay. because Russia doesn`t have the technology.` he said in an interview at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. according to RFE RL`s Ukrainian bureau.
`If they develop it. we`ll see what they do. But I don`t think it`s as easy as saying. well. we`re almost there. we`re just going to finish it.` he added. The official also signaled that the U.S. would press forward with its opposition to the project.
The Nord Stream 2 project envisages the construction and operation of two gas pipeline branches with a total throughput capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year from the coast of Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany. It should connect Russia`s Ust-Lug and Germany`s Greifswald. This new pipeline bypassing Ukraine is to be built next to the existing Nord Stream 1 pipeline. The construction of the pipeline was expected to be completed before the end of 2019. The pipeline will be 1.220 km long.
The project is being implemented by Russia`s Gazprom in alliance with European companies – ENGIE. OMV. Shell. Uniper. and Wintershall. Ukraine stands against the construction of Nord Stream 2 as it will most likely lose its status of a gas transit country. while its potential revenue losses are estimated at US$3 billion annually.
The project is also highly criticized by the U.S.. Poland. and the Baltic States. On December 20. U.S. President Donald Trump enacted the U.S. defense budget for 2020. which provides. inter alia. sanctions against companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream pipelines. After that. the Swiss company Allseas suspended participation in the construction of Nord Stream 2.
On December 30. it became known that the company had withdrawn from participation in the project. its ships had already left the Baltic Sea.
On January 11. 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia could complete the construction of Nord Stream 2 independently. and the pipeline would start operating. most likely. in the first quarter of 2021.
