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Gazprom begins gas feeding phase on Nord Stream pipeline system
07.09.2011 + + + Gazprom has begun feeding the first line of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system with natural gas.
The feeding is a necessary final-stage process that precedes commissioning of the first string of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Natural gas will be fed by a special gas treatment unit. The entire process will last for nearly a month.
By now, the necessary work has been done at the coastal areas in Russia and Germany to ensure natural gas supplies via the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
“Nord Stream has a special significance for meeting the growing gas demand of the European market,” said Alexey Miller, chairman of Gazprom. “It will be the first direct link between the world’s largest natural gas reserves located in Russia and the European gas transmission system. The project is progressing strictly according to the schedule, and first commercial gas supplies via the first string of Nord Stream will soon reach the European Union.”
Nord Stream is a fundamentally new route for Russian gas export to Europe. Running across the Baltic Sea waters from the Portovaya Bay (near Vyborg) to the German coast (near Greifswald) the gas pipeline will stretch for more than 1,200 kilometers. The first string of the gas pipeline with a capacity of 27.5 billion cubic meters per annum is projected to be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2011. Construction of the second string will increase its annual capacity to 55 billion cubic meters.
The Nord Stream project is being implemented by Nord Stream AG, the joint venture set up for planning, construction and subsequent operation of the offshore gas pipeline. Stakes in Nord Stream AG are currently distributed as follows: Gazprom holds 51 percent, Wintershall Holding and E.ON Ruhrgas – 20 percent each, and Gasunie – 9 percent.
On September 3, 2011 the onshore and the offshore sections of the Nord Stream gas pipeline were connected which made it possible to start feeding gas into its offshore section.
Source: Gazprom
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