Pipes for gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 will be put to use on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off the German island Rügen.

Berlin has acquired spare pipes meant for the Baltic pipeline, says a spokesperson from the German Economy Ministry on Monday.

German daily Ostsee-Zeitung writes that the government has bought several thousand pipes.

”We cannot give any information about the quantity of pipes and the costs, as the contracts have been classified as confidential,” the ministry reports.

Pipes for Nord Stream 2 of a total length of 60 kilometers are stored in the town of Sassnitz on Rügen, according to the state government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The ministry stresses that all sanction-related questions have been clarified with the seller, Nord Stream 2 AG.

Kremlin-owned gas company Gazprom holds the majority share in Nord Stream 2 AG.

In addition, the ministry informs that it had been examined whether documents, measurement data and expert opinions on the natural gas pipeline would also be acquired.

Germany aims to build a floating LNG terminal off the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. The facility is supposed to help secure Germany’s gas supply since it no longer receives gas from Russia.

Nord Stream 2 has been completed, but because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the gas pipeline has never become operational.

The pipeline runs from Ust-Luga in western Russia, near the Estonian border, to Lubmin in Germany. The pipeline runs for some 1,200 kilometers.

In the fall last year, an explosion went off on Nord Stream 2. Acts of sabotage has been confirmed, but it remains unclear who was behind the blast.