Nord Stream (former names: North Transgas and North European Gas Pipeline; Russian: Северный поток, Severny potok) is an offshore natural gas pipeline from Vyborg in Russia to Greifswald in Germany.
- It is owned and operated by Nord Stream AG.
- The name occasionally has a wider meaning, including the feeding onshore pipeline in Russia, and further connections in Western Europe.
- The project, which was promoted by the government of Russia and agreed to by the government of Germany, was seen as controversial for various reasons, including increasing European energy dependence on Russia and potential environmental damage.
- The project includes two parallel lines.
- The first line of the pipeline was laid by May 2011 and was inaugurated on 8 November 2011.[
- The second line is to be laid in 2011–2012, after which the line will be delivering gas at full throughput.
- At 1,222 km (759 mi) long, it is the longest sub-sea pipeline in the world, surpassing the Langeled pipeline.[3][4]
- The Langeled pipeline (originally known as Britpipe) is an underwater pipeline transporting Norwegian natural gas to the United Kingdom. Before the completion of the Nord Stream pipeline, it was the longest subsea pipeline in the world
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