Goal to have pipeline operational in 2021: Warnig Warnig sees Ukraine retaining Russian gas transit role Nord Stream 2 to be ready to carry hydrogen in 10 years Construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is expected to be completed by the end of August and the link operational this year, the CEO of the pipeline development company said July 11. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now In an interview with Handelsblatt, Nord Stream 2 AG CEO Matthias Warnig also said he was certain that Ukraine would retain a role in the transit of Russian gas to Europe. Warnig said Nord Stream 2 was now 98% complete, with one 27.5 Bcm/year string already finished and the remaining 2% of work to be carried out on the second 27.5 Bcm/year string. “We expect the construction work […]