Motorola Nord Stream ( "Nord Stream", the North-European gas pipeline) will be held in the bottom of the Gulf - the most mined Sea region in the world, because during the Gulf War, it was down more than 100 thousand sea mines, passes Delfi referring to the Finnish edition of Helsingin Sanomat. It notes that after the Second World War, many mines have been flooded.
Flooded mines, is still explosive, lie in international waters at a depth over 70 meters, the publication adds.
According to the draft environmental impact assessments, mines planned to blow up under water. Is also a map of the location of mines.
- Plans for a gas pipeline was not going to change
- Latvia has received no evidence of Ecological Safety Nord Stream
Motorola will lay a special ship, but has not yet found the mines, which can be in places where the vessel will throw an anchor. Therefore, Finnish officials hope to receive further clarifications, as Nord Stream plans to clarify that mines in these places do not pose a safety hazard.
In turn, the Ministry of Defense of Finland approved the plan Nord Stream to destroy mines at the bottom.
Prior to 1960 in the Baltic Sea were flooded as chemical, or conventional charges. States bordering the Baltic Sea, down under the water and chemicals.
It is noteworthy that about a year ago, Sweden, on the sea territory from Russia to Germany planned to pave the Nord Stream, demanded that the Russian side to give suggestions for alternative routes of gas pipeline.
The head of the Swedish Ministry for the Environment Andreas Karlgren pointed out that the route of the pipeline in the Swedish economic zone - in the Baltic Sea and off the coast of the island of Gotland - takes place in locations vulnerable to environmental standpoint. Such as environmental area Natura 2000 and the burial ground of mines and chemical weapons.
"From the information Nord Stream suggests that more eastern route the pipeline would allow more to avoid environmental problems and risks. What are other routes as possible in terms of the environment, and why choose this route - the answer is for the Nord Stream", -- told Karlgren.
Plans for a gas pipeline was not going to change
Meanwhile, at the beginning of last week, Chief Financial Officer of Swiss companies operating the project Nord Stream AG Paul Corcoran said that the construction of the pipeline will begin in April 2010.
According to him, now the company has begun the procedure for obtaining building permits from Sweden, next month plans to start such consultations with Denmark, Finland, Germany and Russia. In the coming weeks is expected to be completed consultations with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Corcoran said that the whole process of harmonization is expected to be completed by the end of 2009, to have time to begin construction. It is anticipated that the first stage of the pipeline will be run in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Motorola "Nord Stream" (North-European gas pipeline, Nord Stream) is scheduled to pave the bottom of the Baltic Sea from Russia (Vyborg) and Germany (Greifswald). The first thread pipeline of about 1.2 thousand kilometers with an annual capacity of 27.5 billion cubic meters expected to introduce in 2010. Work on the construction of a second branch should be completed by 2012.
Nord Stream AG shareholders are Gazprom (51%), a German oil company Wintershall (20%), German energy companies E. ON (20%) and Dutch transmission company NV Nederlandse Gasunie (9%). Chairman of the Committee of the shareholders of the company - Ex-German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
As part of the project pipeline "Nord Stream" has already studied the possible impact on the ecosystem of the Baltic Sea, explored the place of burial of chemical weapons, and the results taken into account when designing the pipeline, said .
Latvia has received no evidence of Ecological Safety Nord Stream
Latvia has not yet received satisfactory evidence of its environmental safety pipeline "Nord Stream", which will begin construction in April 2010, said in Tuesday broadcast a radio station Echo Moskvy "Latvian Ambassador to Russia Andris Teykmanis.
Commenting on the information that in the near future consultations would be held between representatives of the Russian-German company, operator of the project "Nord Stream" and the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), which indirectly affected by this pipeline, the diplomat said that this information can not confirm.
"For advice to us, no one asked. We are your views on this subject has long been expressed, it has not changed. We drew attention to those issues that can not be circumvented: the issues of environment and security. In a draft security interest of all countries, which went to the Baltic Sea. We need to deal with these issues, but so far that we are on these issues had not received a reply. Estimates so far no "- he said.
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