Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Construction Continues

SASSNITZ, GERMANY - AUGUST 04: A ship of DOF Subsea, a Norwegian company that does subsea work for oil and gas companies, stands offshore next to pipe sections for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline stacked at Mukran Port on Rügen Island on August 04, 2021 in Sassnitz, Germany. Mukran Port is the main German operating base for supplying pipe sections to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, a dual line pipeline that runs along the Baltic Sea floor and will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. The first line was completed earlier this year and the second line is under construction.The project has been a source of international controversy as it has drawn opposition from the United States, Poland and Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)