Wintershall CEO Updates Progress on Nord Stream-2 Gas Pipeline

摘要

The onshore continuation of the Gazprom-led 55 billion cubic meter Nord Stream-2 offshore gas pipeline from Russia is taking shape now that a new Eugal pipeline is planned to connect the Baltic coast of Germany with the Czech Republic. In an interview, Mario Mehren, CEO of Germany’s Wintershall, a Nord Stream-2 project partner and a shareholder, together with Gazprom, in the Gascade transmission system operator building Eugal, tells Nefte Compass what purpose Eugal will serve for Eastern Europe and provides an update on the status of the parallel Opal line, which is still subject to capacity use restrictions. He also sheds light on how work is progressing on the Nord Stream 2 AG project company.