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Nord Stream 2 Risks Delays After Losing German Court Order

  • Gazprom fails to topple order imposing EU rules on pipeline
  • Rules require gas producers, network operators to be separate
Sections of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline at the Baltic port of Mukran in Sassnitz, Germany.

Sections of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline at the Baltic port of Mukran in Sassnitz, Germany.

Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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Nord Stream 2 AG, the Gazprom PJSC-owned pipeline project to bring more Russian natural gas to Europe, risks delays after losing a court ruling imposing changes to its organization.

The Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court on Wednesday dismissed a bid to sidestep European Union rules requiring gas producers to be legally separate from entities that transport the fuel, the tribunal said in an emailed statement.