As Nord Stream-2 work accelerates, a second, pipe laying ship, the Audacia

As Nord Stream-2 work accelerates, a second, pipe laying ship, the Audacia, has joined the Castoro Dieci in laying pipe in a first 38 km north from Germany’s Baltic coast. Nord Stream AG 2, the project operator, reports that work in German waters will be completed by the end of this year. Gazprom says it plans to ship gas through the new pipeline on Jan. 1, 2020.