28 мая 2009 г.
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Russia and Germany Begin Gas Pipeline Project

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Russia and Germany have begun building a pipeline to carry Siberian natural gas under the Baltic Sea directly to Germany.

Officials from both nations on Friday attended ceremonies at Babayevo in Russia's Vologda region to launch the project. Russia's natural gas firm, Gazprom and two German companies, EON and the BASF group, are building the project.

The pipeline will run from an existing natural gas facility to Vyborg on the Gulf of Finland. It will then extend under the Baltic Sea to northeast Germany. Russia hopes it will start operating in 2010. The project is expected to cost nearly five billion dollars. Meanwhile Russian authorities announced former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as chief of the pipeline firm's board.

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a pipeline - a long underground pipe that carries water, gas etc from one place to another

directly - going straight to a place and not stopping or changing direction on the way there

an official - someone with an important position in an organization

to attend - to be present at an event or activity

to launch - to start a major activity such as a military attack, a public investigation, or a new career or project

to launch a project

to exist - be present in a particular place, time, or situation

existing - used for describing something that exists now, especially when it might be changed or replaced

a facility - something such as a room or piece of equipment that is provided at a place for people to use; an area or building used for a particular purpose

to extend - to increase the size of a building or area, especially by adding extra parts onto it

to expect - to think that something will happen

meanwhile - while sth else is happening

an authority - an organization or institution that controls something, often a public service

former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now

the board = the board of directors - the most important people in a company, who make decisions about the way that the company is managed

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