Nord Stream

Danish Prime Minister Metter Frederiksen said her government views the gas leaks off a Danish island in the Baltic Sea as “deliberate actions”.

At 1,200 km in length, Nord Stream 1 has the capacity to carry up to 170 million cubic metres of gas per day (or 55 billion cubic metres per year). "It is impossible to estimate the timeframe for the recovery of the gas transport infrastructure so far." "We still have no clarity about the causes and the exact facts," a spokesperson for Germany's federal ministry of economic affairs and climate action told Euronews. "There are three leaks, and therefore it is hard to imagine that what is happening is a coincidence." Ships may lose buoyancy, the Danish authorities noted. The largest disturbance has a diameter of more than one kilometre, the military said, and the smallest covers around 200 metres. "But if it is confirmed, that's clearly in no one's interest." "A no-fly zone has been established around the area for security reasons – the area is closed to shipping." "Breakage of gas pipelines is extremely rare, and therefore we see reason to raise the preparedness level as a result of the incidents we have seen over the past 24 hours," said Kristoffer Bötzauw, director of the Danish Energy Agency. [detected](https://ens.dk/presse/energistyrelsen-beder-energinet-haeve-sektorberedskabsniveauet-el-og-gassektorerne) on Monday evening in the pipeline's Danish section of the Baltic Sea, around the island of Bornholm, after a "major pressure drop." "This is an issue related to the energy security of the entire continent," Peskov said. "It is clear that it is a military matter," Michael Claesson, chief of joint operations of the Swedish Armed Forces, told Swedish daily

And it wasn't just any leaks: Russia's Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipelines are leaking gas into the Baltic Sea. The day before, Danish and ...

And off the coast of Taiwan’s Matsu islands, Chinese excavators have for years been [digging up sand](https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/07/11/china-stealing-taiwan-sand/). In 2016, a sewage plant co-financed by the Swedish International Development Agency [became operational](https://helcom.fi/helcom-hot-spots-two-kaliningrad-pollution-sites-get-wiped-off-the-list-at-key-helcom-meeting/)—but most of the Baltic Sea’s environmental-damage hotspots [remain located](https://helcom.fi/action-areas/industrial-municipal-releases/helcom-hot-spots/) off Kaliningrad and St. But the leaks will create environmental harm, which Sweden, Denmark and any other good-willing Baltic Sea countries will have to tackle as best as they can. [parks itself](https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/30/chinas-hunger-for-seafood-is-now-latin-americas-problem/) in countries’ exclusive economic zones—where local fishermen earn their livelihoods—and casts their immense nets until the seas are empty. Methane, of course, pollutes the air far more than the water – and by releasing the dangerous gas Moscow appears to be signaling that it’s willing to harm not just its neighbors but the rest of the world too. [released](https://www.forsvaret.dk/en/news/2022/gas-leak-in-the-baltic-sea/) footage of leaks in the Baltic Sea. The explosions and the leaks turned out to be in the same area. For years, and despite pleas by Russia’s Baltic Sea neighbors, the Russian exclave was simply [pumping its sewage](https://www.rferl.org/a/kaliningrad-baltic-sea-sewage/27053241.html) into the sea. “According to the news so far, the leaks are significant.” In theory, it might have been terrorists or other political extremists, but these lack the technical expertise to stage such sabotage; moreover, it is unclear why they would invest enormous effort and time into sabotage for little apparent gain. Then around 7 p.m., the monitors picked up more explosions, and a little over an hour later reports of new leaks arrived. Around twelve hours later, the crew of a vessel reported leaks on the water surface.

The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines have been central to the ongoing energy crisis in Europe.

Driving the news: "In light of Hurricane Ian bearing down on parts of Florida, we have decided to postpone tomorrow’s proceedings. Why it matters: McConnell's endorsement of the bill, sponsored by Sens. ET, the region at highest storm surge risk appears to be the stretch of coastline from Naples to Sarasota. There are three leaks, and therefore it is difficult to imagine that it could be accidental," Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday, the [public hearing](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/26/jan6-committee-hearing-sept28-trump) that was scheduled for Wednesday, citing the rapidly intensifying [Hurricane Ian](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/27/live-hurricane-ian-southwest-florida). [tweeted](https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1574841926234378257). While neither pipe was operating at the time the leaks were discovered, both were filled with gas, [modernize the Electoral Count Act](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/20/electoral-count-act-reform-bipartisan) of 1887. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/mystery-gas-leaks-hit-major-russian-undersea-gas-pipelines-europe-2022-09-27/) reported. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-germany-berlin-00232df3f4b4bc89afd47d4707724e33)reported. [Nord Stream 1](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/25/russia-gazprom-nord-stream-1-europe) and [2 pipelines](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/02/russia-gazprom-nord-stream-1-natural-gas-europe), which have prompted concerns of sabotage. [Nord Stream 1](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/25/russia-gazprom-nord-stream-1-europe) and [2](https://www.axios.com/2022/02/22/germany-nord-stream-2-russia-ukraine) pipelines, crucial to delivering Russian natural gas to Germany, have been central to the [energy crisis that has enveloped Europe](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/08/why-europe-faces-energy-crisis-gas-russia) in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Suspicious leaks were found in the two Russian pipelines in the Baltic sea, resulting in gas being discharged into the water. The incident has led to claims of ...

Nord Stream 2 was completed in autumn 2021 but has never been put into operation due Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The damage to the gas pipelines is “unprecedented”, the operator Nord Stream AG wrote in an official statement. The incident has led to claims of sabotage by Russia as the pipes have been a central part of the energy conflict between Moscow and the West.

The EU considers leaks from two Russia-Germany undersea gas pipelines this week "are not a coincidence", with indications they were "a deliberate act", ...

The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines are strategic infrastructure linking Russia to Europe. He said the "attack on gas pipelines" in the Baltic Sea yesterday leads him to believe that "Russia would sabotage these cables". "At the time many people said they were there mapping undersea communication cables, between EU and USA."

Unexplained leaks in two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea are spewing out greenhouse gas emissions, raising fears that the disruption could cause a ...

"Gazprom will probably have an estimate based on gas throughputs, but in terms of how much gas/methane is emitted into the atmosphere ... That's roughly on par with the amount of CO2 emitted in an entire year by mid-sized cities such as Havana, or Helsinki or Dayton, Ohio. Scientists say sharp cuts in methane emissions over the next few years will be a vital "So this would be an order of magnitude more," Gauthier said. The amount of gas leaking from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline system is less clear, with a pipeline spokesman declining to say how much was left in the system when it was taken offline for maintenance a few weeks ago. McCabe and other emissions experts told Reuters that it was not yet possible to assess the size of the leak, given uncertainties around factors such as the temperature of the gas in the pipeline, how fast it's leaking, and how much gas would be absorbed by microbes in the water before reaching the surface.

Seismologists reported on Tuesday that explosions rattled the Baltic Sea before unusual leaks were discovered on two underwater natural gas pipelines ...

"It opens up a new front in the war. "This is not some casual terrorist act, it has to be a government. It means the Ukrainian war is now going to the Baltic." His comments come after Denmark said "deliberate actions" caused such leaks in the pipelines, which run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. Professor Michael Clarke, a security and defence analyst, said leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea were caused by "three explosions near the seabed". [explosions rattled the Baltic Sea before unusual leaks were discovered](https://news.sky.com/story/kremlin-says-it-cant-rule-out-sabotage-after-mysterious-damage-to-russia-germany-gas-pipelines-prompts-warnings-12706208) on two underwater natural gas pipelines running from [Russia](https://news.sky.com/topic/russia-5803) to Germany.

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo.

[The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html) OSLO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors will review material from a police investigation into the damage to the Nord Stream pipelines, and decide on further actions to be taken in the case, the Sweden's Prosecution Authority said in a statement on Wednesday.

The leaks released an estimated 500 metric tons of climate change-causing methane per hour when first breached.

Hours later, two leaks were detected on separate sections of Nord Stream 1, reaching both the Danish and Swedish economic zones of the Baltic Sea. "Gazprom will probably have an estimate based on gas throughputs, but in terms of how much gas/methane is emitted into the atmosphere... [Danish](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/09/21/denmark-becomes-first-country-to-pay-for-loss-and-damage-from-climate-change) island of Bornholm. "So this would be an order of magnitude more," Gauthier adds. [gas supplies](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/09/26/current-energy-crisis-calls-for-more-innovation-and-investment-says-panasonic) in retaliation for Western sanctions. McCabe and other emissions experts say it is not yet possible to assess the size of the leak. [sabotage](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/28/sabotage-and-deliberate-acts-suspected-in-mysterious-nord-stream-leaks-eu-says)" and "deliberate" action. [Russian gas](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/04/27/europe-scrambles-to-keep-the-lights-on-as-it-sidelines-russian-gas) firm. [oil spills](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/07/22/over-150000-litres-of-diesel-fuel-spills-in-the-bahamas-near-white-sand-beaches-of-great-e) can immediately affect and ultimately kill [wildlife](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/07/26/marine-ecosystems-at-risk-as-temperatures-soar-in-the-mediterranean-sea), authorities say the gas pipeline leaks pose a limited threat to the surrounding [plant](https://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/08/16/this-lake-district-beauty-spot-is-being-destroyed-can-a-local-campaign-save-it) and animal life. [emission](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/05/21/view-the-fossil-fuel-industry-caused-the-energy-crisis-why-is-the-eu-going-to-them-for-sol) event is very worrisome", says McCabe. [greenhouse gas](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/02/17/the-congo-basin-doesn-t-absorb-greenhouses-gases-in-the-same-way-as-other-rainforests) emissions. [methane](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/01/07/70-million-livestock-are-slaughtered-a-week-in-spain-can-the-country-change-its-ways), a potent greenhouse gas that is the second biggest cause of climate change after CO2.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that it would be "in no-one's interest" if acts of sabotage caused leaks found in the Nord Stream gas ...

All in a normal family car. A solid and practical electric family car, if rather expensive. US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that it would be "in no-one's interest" if acts of sabotage caused leaks found in the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Some European leaders have suggested possible sabotage, particularly as the suspected attack comes amid a bitter energy standoff between Brussels and ...

The company added that it was not possible to determine when the gas network system's capacity would be restored. "All available information indicates those leaks are the result of a deliberate act. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that claims Russia was behind the suspected attack were "stupid," Reuters reported. [statement](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/09/28/declaration-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-european-union-on-leaks-in-the-nord-stream-gas-pipelines/) on behalf of all 27 members, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Wednesday that the bloc was "deeply concerned" about the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines connecting Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea. - In a statement on behalf of all 27 members, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Wednesday that the bloc was "deeply concerned" about the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines connecting Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea. - Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that claims Russia was behind the suspected attack were "stupid," Reuters reported.

BERLIN — Although investigations into the simultaneous leaks in Nord Stream pipelines are in their early stages, European leaders, NATO and E.U. officials ...

The shallow depth of the pipeline — roughly 75 yards (meters) below the ocean’s surface — means it is technically possible to repair, scientists say, but repairs are likely to be a question of political will. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said such claims by European leaders are “predictably stupid” and “absurd,” in a call with reporters on Wednesday. BERLIN — Although investigations into the simultaneous leaks in Nord Stream pipelines are in their early stages, European leaders, NATO and E.U. [statement](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/09/28/declaration-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-european-union-on-leaks-in-the-nord-stream-gas-pipelines/), the Council of the European Union reiterated that all information pointed to the leaks being the result of a “deliberate act” and any such disruption of European energy infrastructure would be met “with a robust and united response.” [tweet](https://twitter.com/jensstoltenberg/status/1575037825447514112), he said the two men discussed the “sabotage” to the pipelines. [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1574856534064041996?s=46&t=SwGN-Qywoe_r-a_5I83KKg) on Tuesday: “Any deliberate disruption of active European energy infrastructure is unacceptable and will lead to the strongest possible response.”

Russia could export gas to Europe through one of the idle Nord Stream 2 pipelines that was the only of Nord Stream's four lines still capable of working ...

[read more](/business/energy/mystery-gas-leaks-hit-major-russian-undersea-gas-pipelines-europe-2022-09-27/) "Judging by the publicly available information, one line has been unscathed. Nord Stream's network had not delivered gas to Europe since August.