Gazprom Completes Construction Of Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline

Gazprom completed early on Friday construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the Russian gas giant said today, although gas flows on the controversial Russia-led pipeline cannot begin until Germany grants an operating license to the project. “During a morning briefing at Gazprom, Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee, announced that the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was fully completed at 8:45 am (Moscow time) earlier this morning,” Gazprom said in a brief statement on Friday. Earlier this week, Russia’s…