In a development that could ratchet up tensions between the United States and Germany, the consortium building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has said that it has resumed work on the controversial project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2015, Gazprom and 5 other European energy firms decided to build Nord Stream 2, valued at around $11 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 1,200 km pipeline will run from Ust-Luga in Russia to Greifswald in Germany, and will carry 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The under-construction pipeline will run along 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pipeline falls in German and Danish territory, and all but 150 km of pipes for the project have already been laid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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