A Russian pipelaying vessel expected to complete the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is now headed for Northern European waters, S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow showed Friday. The Akademik Cherskiy has been widely billed as a replacement for the Allseas’ vessels that laid the majority of the 55 Bcm/year line before US sanctions in December last year forced the Swiss company to halt work. Just 160 km of Nord Stream 2 is left to lay in Danish waters out of the total 2,460 km length. The Akademik Cherskiy — which has the dynamic positioning capabilities requested by the Danish license to operate — left […]