Abstract :
Nord Stream is a natural gas transportation pipeline system to link Russia and the European Union through the Baltic Sea. The twin Nord Stream pipelines are planned to reach from Vyborg, Russia, to Greifswald, Germany, going across the Baltic Sea with a length of approximately 1,220 kilometers. The pipelines will pass Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and German waters.
Keywords :
bathymetry; natural gas technology; oceanographic regions; pipelines; surveying; underwater equipment; AD 2005 to 2008; Baltic Sea; European Union; Germany; Greifswald; Gulf of Finland; Nord Stream route development; Russia; Vyborg; natural gas transportation pipeline system; twin Nord Stream pipelines; Cables; Constraint optimization; Cultural differences; Design optimization; Interference; Morphology; Natural gas; Pipelines; Stability; Weapons;