Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

  • In a development that could ratchet up tensions between the United States and Germany, Russia resumed work on the controversial Nord Stream 2 Pipeline.
  • It is a 1,200km-long offshore natural gas pipeline being constructed from Russia to Germany across the Baltic Sea.
  • The pipeline will run along with the already-completed Nord Stream 1 system, and the two together will supply an aggregate of 110 billion cubic metres of gas to Germany per year.
  • Nord Stream is the longest sub-sea pipeline in the world, surpassing the Langeled pipeline.

Controversy

  • Criticism from US: The US has criticised the project as they believe that the project ....
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