The Nord Stream 2 pipeline under construction by vessel Pioneering Spirit on Feb. 25, 2019. The $11 billion pipeline, which goes under the Baltic Sea to double the amount of natural gas transported from Russia to Europe to 110 billion cubic meters, has been under construction since 2015.
The U.S. administration imposed new sanctions on a Russian ship and two companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on Aug. 20, according to Reuters.
The sanctions were imposed on ship Ostap Sheremeta, Russia-based ship owner Nobility, and construction company Konstanta, the U.S. State Department said in a report.