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24 June 2008

Nord Stream Signs Contract With Saipem For Pipe-Laying Worth More Than 1 Billion Euros >>>

05 June 2008

Project Plan considers Environmental Dialogue and Security of Supply Needs >>>

31 May 2008

Nord Stream Contributes Significantly to State of Knowledge on Munitions Dumped in the Baltic Sea >>>

Nord Stream at the Alemdalen week 2008 in Visby, Sweden

Nord Stream: Facts 6

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Public Hearing of the Committee on Petitions, Brussels, 29 January 2008

International Consultations on Environmental Impacts

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Nord Stream is a gas pipeline to link Russia and the European Union via the Baltic Sea. It will carry natural gas to supply both businesses and households. The new pipeline will be an important factor of energy security in Europe.

Nord Stream will transport up to 55 billion cubic metres of gas each year. This is enough to supply more than 25 million households.

Nord Stream is more than just a pipeline. It is a new channel for Russian natural gas exports, and a major infrastructure project which sets a new benchmark in EU-Russia cooperation.

"Regarding Nord Stream, I will say clearly that we think this project reflects Europe’s needs, and this is why the Nord Stream project has been included in the trans-European energy network. We think this is a priority project"

José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
27 June 2008

“Every oil tanker sailing in the Gulf of Finland poses a greater risk than a gas pipeline.”

Seppo Knuuttila, Finnish Environmental Institute
Aamulehti, 13 March 2008