How much does it cost to think?

The real cost of ambitious gas projects is surely unknown

Grigory Pasko, journalist

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On Lenta.Ru I read: «The cost of construction of the “Nord Stream” pipeline is measured at 7.4 billion euros, while that of “South stream” – up to 25 billion euros». I got to thinking about these numbers. And not only because one of the head employees of the company Nord Stream, Gerhard Schroeder, had cited the cost of Nord Stream at 9 bln euros ( while in the mass media there have been mentions of a number of even 12 bln euros), and his friend, Russian premier Putin, has named a cost of construction of the «South Stream» of 10 bln euros. (In so doing, Putin underscored : “And maybe, even less, considering the fall in construction materials prices.”).