Subscribe to our news feedBaltic Pipeline project will avoid all known ammunition dumps
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Published on Wednesday 26th August 2009
The consortium behind the Baltic Pipeline project has moved to reduce concern over the environmental problems presented by building in the sea, where chemical weapons were disposed of following the Second World War. Irina Vassilieva, a spokesperson for the group, which includes Gazprom, BSAF, E.ON, claims that the route it will take avoids all known ammunition dumps, the Independent reports. She says that the Baltic Pipeline project is being built over the optimum pipe and years of work were spent on planning the path it will take. "We are certainly determined to observe all ecological, maritime and legal requirements during planning, construction and operation," she asserts. According to the news provider, the comments follow remarks by Goran Persson, prime minister of Sweden, warning that construction could stir up a "deadly cocktail of chemicals" and distribute these over a much wider area. Last month, EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Matthias Warnig, managing director of the Nord Stream project, affirmed the importance of the scheme. They said that it is an essential part of the EUs energy security and emphasised the importance of exploring new supply routes. 
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