The German concern BASF will join the "North Stream-2"

The gas pipeline "Nord Stream-2" will be put into operation at the end of 2019, reported "Interfax".

The head of "Gazprom" Alexei Miller announced the decision on a meeting of the shareholders and expressed hope that the German concern will also be involved in the project.

He recalled that "Gazprom", E.On, Shell and OMV have agreed recently to build two new lines of "Nord Stream".

"We expect that soon the German company BASF to join the project," said Miller. This is the largest chemical company in the world, including more than 160 subsidiaries.

The pipeline "Nord Stream-2" will be power 55 billion cubic meters per year.