OREANDA-NEWS. Nord Stream AG published the Project Information Document (PID) on the Extension project. The PID describes the project’s technical background and the suggested approach to assess its potential environmental and social impacts. It highlights the envisaged project in the context of the Espoo Convention in which the nations around the Baltic Sea consult each other with regards to transboundary environmental or social concerns.

As a preparation for the further Extension project development, Nord Stream is taking initiating steps by discussing the programme proposals for the national environmental impact studies in Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. The proposed Extension project comprises of one or two additional pipelines through the Baltic Sea crossing the waters of the five countries.

According to the UNECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) for the Extension project, countries are obliged to notify and consult each other and the potentially affected countries (Russian Federation, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) on the planned project activities with potential transboundary environmental impacts. This joint notification marks the start of a transboundary consultation process.