He explained that permission has been received from the Danish Energy Agency to start work on Friday, January 15, but this does not mean that pipe laying will resume on that day.

“Probably, we will be able to more accurately determine when we will start laying pipes, only in late January - early February,” the company said.

The ship Fortuna is planned to be used to lay pipes in Danish waters.

At the end of December, it was reported that work was completed in the exclusive economic zone of Germany.

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak expressed confidence that the project will be implemented taking into account support from European countries and companies.