Russia could miss the deadline to begin pumping gas to Europe through the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, unless Denmark approves construction in its waters in the next few weeks.
Permit applications with the Danish Energy Agency for two different proposed routes have been pending for months, throwing the planned year-end launch date into doubt.
"If we do not get approval from the Danish in the next few weeks then we will not make the deadline,” a senior official close to Nord Stream 2 told the Financial Times. A second source close to the project said the next month would be critical. "It is almost August and that creates concern if not panic," the person said.
The launch of the pipeline was due to coincide with the expiration of an existing gas transit contract through Ukraine on December 31.
Denmark to derail Nord Stream 2?
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