Switzerland-based Allseas — which has been integral to laying the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany — has suspended pipelaying activity after US President Donald Trump signed new sanctions into law late Friday, the company said Saturday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The move by Allseas will certainly mean new delays to the completion of the 55 Bcm/year pipeline, which had originally been scheduled to start operations at the end of 2019. “In anticipation of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Allseas has suspended its Nord Stream 2 pipelay activities,” the company said in a brief statement. “Allseas will proceed, consistent with the legislation’s wind down […]