Germany issues permit for the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
The Stralsund mining office issued a permit for the construction of a 55-kilometer section of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in German territorial waters in the Baltic Sea, as reported by the press service of Nord Stream 2 AG.
"Today, Nord Stream 2 AG received permission to build and operate on the offshore section of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline in the territorial waters of Germany and in the land area in the vicinity of Lubmin near Greifswald. The Stralsund mining office issued an official permit for the construction of a 55-kilometer section of the gas pipeline in accordance with the Law on the Energy Industry," the report said.
The company notes that the construction of the gas pipeline complies with all environmental and legal norms.
"Procedures for obtaining permits in the other four countries along the pipeline route - Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark, are on schedule," the statement of Nord Stream 2 AG reads.