Stork II gas pipeline

Overview:

• Stork II gas pipeline.
• Stork II is a project to develop a pipeline that will connect Czech Republic's gas network with the Swinoujscie LNG terminal in Poland.
• The pipeline is expected to have a capacity of 5 billion cubic metres annually. 
• Czech Republic and Poland's gas pipeline operators - Net4Gas and Gaz-System respectively - are sponsoring the project. 
• The interconnector forms part of the EU's plans to create a North-South gas corridor in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to improve energy security for countries in the region. 
• The protracted project has experienced delays but negotiations concerning financing have taken place.  
• The project is scheduled to be operational by 2020. 

Ben Naylor - Regional editor