Czech gas pipeline connecting to Nord Stream opened
The Czech Republic’s Gazelle natural gas pipeline has been opened. The pipeline connects to the Nord Stream pipeline, and will provide an alternate route for Russian gas imports to the EU.
>Prime Minister Petr Necas opened the 10 billion koruna (US$ 519 million) Gazelle project recently.
Built by pipeline operator Net4GaS, the 166 km (103 mile) Gazelle pipeline is connected to Nord Stream, a twin pipeline system with the capacity to carry 55 billion m3/yr of natural gas from Russia across the Baltic Sea to the energy markets in the EU.
Through the Czech Republic, the gas will flow on to southern Germany and France.
The EU has been seeking new ways to secure energy supplies since Russian gas transported through Ukrainian pipelines were cut off in January 2009 due to a dispute between the two countries.
Edited from various sources by Cecilia Rehn.Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/business-news/14012013/czech_gas_pipeline_connecting_to_nord_stream_opened_316/
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