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epa02109610 The sign of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on a pipe reads as 'Good luck!' and Russian National flag during ceremony of beginning construction of Nord Stream offshore pipeline in Vyborg, Russia, 09 April 2010. Nord Stream plan to bring natural gas from Russia to Germany via a pipeline under the Baltic Sea. It will comprise two lines, each approximately 1,220km in length, with a combined capacity of 55 billion cubic meters a year. With European gas import needs projected to grow by about 200 billion cubic meters by the year 2025, Nord Stream will meet about 25 per cent of this additional requirement. After completion in 2012, the pipeline through the Baltic Sea will connect the world’s largest gas reserves, located in Russia, with the European gas pipeline network, securing natural gas supplies for the continental over the coming decades. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY