Topic - Nord Stream

Nord Stream (former names: North Transgas and North European Gas Pipeline; in length, it is the longest sub-sea pipeline in the world, surpassing the Langeled pipeline. The name occasionally has a wider meaning, including the feeding onshore pipeline in the Russian Federation, and further connections in Western Europe. - Source: Wikipedia

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This March 19, 2019, file photo shows the view of the construction site of the receiving station of the Baltic Sea pipeline "Nord Stream 2" near Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lubmin. The 1,200-kilometer-long gas pipeline will transport around 55 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas from Russia to Germany every year. The first Russian natural gas is expected to flow through the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline at the end of the year. So far, a third of the cables have been laid. Work in Germany is concentrated on the landing site near Lubmin. (Photo by: Stefan Sauer/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

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