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El gráfico muestra una cronología del proyecto Nord Stream 2.
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Futuro incierto del gasoducto de Rusia a Alemania

September 1, 2020 - Estados Unidos amenaza con ampliar las sanciones contra el ducto de gas natural Nord Stream 2 de Rusia a Alemania tomando como blanco a firmas involucradas en la colocación del segmento final del proyecto.

The 1,230km-long twin pipeline beneath the Baltic Sea from Narva Bay in Russia to the German town of Lubmin is virtually finished, with only an approximately 160km-long segment in Danish waters remaining to be laid.

Natural gas was supposed to start flowing through the pipeline in late 2019, but construction work has been halted due to the threat of U.S. sanctions.

The U.S. has long opposed the project, which has been increasingly a source of friction between Berlin and Washington as it nears completion. In early August, three Republican senators threatened sanctions against the operator of a Baltic Sea port over its part in Nord Stream 2. The Mukran port is a key staging post for ships involved in its construction.

The U.S. argues the project will endanger European security by making Germany overly dependent on Russian gas. It’s also opposed by Ukraine and Poland, which will be bypassed by the pipeline under the Baltic, as well as some other European nations.

In addition to the security concerns, the U.S. also wants to sell more of its own liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to Europe, AP said.

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PUBLISHED: 01/09/2020; STORY: Graphic News
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