“Last year, 2020, was a record year for gas supplies to the European market via the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

It transported 59.3 billion cubic meters through it.

m of gas - 7.8% more than its planned capacity (55 billion cubic meters), ”the press service of the company noted.

They added that the level of occupancy of UGS facilities in Germany as of August 1, 2021 was only 50.7% (as of August 1, 2020 - 88.6%, in 2019 - 85.9%).

Earlier, Nord Stream 2 AG said that they could not confirm information about the completion of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on August 23.

At the same time, the press service noted that the construction of the gas pipeline was completed by 99%.