Route:

Offshore pipeline from Portovaya Bay near Vyborg, Russia to the coast of Germany near Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Constructed by Nord Stream AG

Gas capacities:

55 bcm per annum (2 pipelines with 27.5 bcm capacity each)

Pipeline length:

1220 km - Nord Stream is one of the longest offshore pipelines in the world

Max. water depth:

210 m

Project start:

2005

Completion of the first line:

According to plan – in 2011

Completion of the second line:

According to plan – in 2012

Pipeline diameter:

1,153 mm

Design pressure:

220 bar/ 200 bar/ 170 bar

Pipe steel standard:

DNV Offshore Standard OS-F101; Steel grade: X-70

Wall thickness:

26.8-41.0 mm

Coating:

Interior antifriction coating of 0.06 mm epoxy layer;
Exterior anticorrosion layer;
Passive anticorrosive protection is ensured by aluminium sacrifice bracelet anodes

Gas supply resources:

Yuzhno-Russkoye oil and gas reserve, Yamal Peninsula, Ob-Taz bay and Shtokmanovskoye fields

Estimated investment:

€ 7.4 billion

Shareholders:

OAO Gazprom (51%), Wintershall Holding GmbH (20%), E.ON Ruhrgas AG (20%), N.V.Nederlandse Gasunie (9%)