Facts & Figures Route: Offshore pipeline from Portovaya Bay near Vyborg, Russia to the coast of Germany near Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Constructed by Nord Stream AG Gas capacities: 55 bcm per annum (2 pipelines with 27.5 bcm capacity each) Pipeline length: 1220 km – Nord Stream is one of the longest offshore pipelines in the […]
Looks like I made another successful visa trip to Kiev, Ukraine. The only surprise was how cold Kiev was and how bad the roads where in Kiev. I took some pictures of the streets in Kiev and they show that most streets that I encountered, where nothing but deep rutted ice trails. The ice was […]
In Russia the sun does not like to get very high in the sky! Lets look at a picture of the sun at “High Noon!” (Or should we say “Low noon?”) This was taken today and I promise you that the sun is not very warm. This was the first real sight of the sun […]
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