24 May 2021 15:38 GMT Updated 24 May 2021 15:38 GMT in Moscow Russian-owned pipelay barge Fortuna has moved into Germany's sector of the Baltic Sea following the completion of work on the Danish side for the highly contentious gas export pipeline project, Nord Stream 2. Nord Stream 2 is politically sensitive as the US views the Gazprom-led project as a threat to European energy security. ENERGY EXPLORED: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCELERATE Gain valuable insight into the global oil and gas industry's energy transition from The Fortuna is expected to lay a two-kilometre segment of the pipeline, completing the deep-water pipelay work that was interrupted in December 2019 by Swiss specialised contractor Allseas as the US prepared sanctions against the project’s contractors.