Danish Energy Authority gave permission for the construction of the Danish section of the sea between Russia and Germany gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea Nord Stream, said in a press release, the project company's gas pipeline Nord Stream AG.

through the territorial waters of Denmark will be 87,7 km of pipeline and 49.9 km - through its exclusive economic zone.

Nord Stream is currently in advanced discussions with the regulators of the other four countries through whose waters the pipeline will take place: Russia, Finland, Sweden and Germany.

The company notes that the Danish regulators are very experienced in the evaluation of large offshore projects, and that the determination of the optimal route of the pipeline has been evolving. Several options were examined and carefully evaluated in terms of many factors, including maritime, fishing, burial place of chemical weapons, cultural heritage and a lot of environmental considerations. The final determination of the route the pipeline to the east and south of the island of Bornholm was taken in close dialogue with the Danish authorities: it together various interests, mitigating the impact on the environment, according to a press release.

official representative of Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov on Tuesday in Belgrade, told reporters that Gazprom has welcomed the decision by Denmark to give consent for the construction of Nord Stream.

Nord Stream - 1223-kilometer pipeline, which is planned to build a Baltic Sea off the coast of Russia near Vyborg to the coast of Germany near Greifswald. Gazprom owns 51% equity joint venture Nord Stream AG, BASF /Wintershall and E. ON Ruhrgas have equal share of 20%. Share N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie is 9%. Negotiations on joining the project of the French GDF Suez. The commissioning of the first line capacity of 27.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year is planned for 2011 with the introduction of the second line, it is projected to reach 55 billion cubic meters a year.