He stated this during a teleconference with investors.
“Of course, as soon as Nord Stream 2 is launched and Russian gas can be supplied in large quantities from Russian fields, this will stabilize the situation with the supply on the gas market,” Meren quotes TASS.
According to him, additional gas is urgently needed to achieve the "climate goals".
The head of Wintershall recalled that in the first half of 2021, gas supplies from Norway fell compared to the same period last year.
The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was fully completed on 10 September.
The first line was filled with technical gas.
In early October, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the procedures for certification of the gas pipeline are underway, but it is difficult to foresee what "legal squiggles" could be used by opponents of this project.