Europe Needs Nord Stream 2 Due To Growing Gas Consumption, Shrinking Reserves - Putin

SOCHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd August, 2018) Europe need the Nord Stream 2 project due to the growing consumption of natural gas and shrinking gas reserves in some European countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday after talks with Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto in Sochi.

"Europe needs the Nord Stream 2 ... The key point is that gas consumption is growing, including in Europe, ... while gas reserves in European countries - Norway, the United Kingdom, are shrinking," Putin said.