The representative of the German Ministry of Economy, Suzanne Ungrad, on Wednesday, November 29, during a briefing could not name the timing of the launch of Nord Stream 2 and said that this issue should be addressed to the Federal Network Agency.
“The operating permit has already been received. It’s about certification. The Federal Network Agency is responsible for this, “RIA Novosti quotes her as saying.
Ungrad clarified that questions about the end of certification should be directed to the regulator.
On Wednesday, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the pipeline was fully prepared for the start of operation.
In response, the President congratulated Gazprom and the company’s partners on the completion of work on the creation of a large additional gas pipeline. Putin also noted that the launch of Nord Stream 2 will reduce gas prices in Europe and Ukraine. According to him, “given the difficult situation, our foreign partners have the opportunity for Russia to increase gas exports.”
Later that day, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 project informed Izvestia that the procedure for filling the second string of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with gas had been completed. In accordance with the plan and design requirements, the line was filled with so-called technical gas in a volume of approximately 177 cubic meters. m.
On December 28, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, said that the question of the timing of certification of the gas pipeline is political, not technical.
Chizhov also noted that it is difficult to make a forecast on the timing of certification of the SP-2, while the EU does not have a clearly expressed position on the fate of the project. For Russia, the timing of certification of the gas pipeline is not of fundamental importance, since there are resources for pumping gas, the diplomat added.
Source: IZ
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