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speak easy

(9,259 posts)
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 12:00 AM Sep 2022

Gas from Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline leaks into Baltic Sea

Source: Reuters

BERLIN/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Danish authorities on Monday asked ships to steer clear of a five nautical mile radius off the island of Bornholm after a gas leak overnight from the defunct Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline drained into the Baltic Sea.

The German government said it was in contact with the Danish authorities and working with local law enforcement to find out what caused pressure in the pipeline to plummet suddenly. Denmark's energy ministry declined to comment.

On Monday evening, the operator of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which ran at reduced capacity since mid-June before stopping supplies altogether in August, also disclosed a pressure drop on both lines of the gas pipeline.

"The reasons are being investigated," Nord Stream AG said on its website, without disclosing further information.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/gas-from-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline-leaks-into-baltic-sea/ar-AA12fC1m



Both Nord Stream 1 & 2 pipelines are leaking gas? Pure coincidence
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Gas from Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline leaks into Baltic Sea (Original Post) speak easy Sep 2022 OP
Polluting ........ Lovie777 Sep 2022 #1
They've changed the headline and made it more ominous. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 #2
No, they updated the story. speak easy Sep 2022 #4
Malfunction or sabotage? Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #3
One leak is rare, speak easy Sep 2022 #5
I wonder who might be sabotaging a NATO country? Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #6
Im guessing ... Antarctica speak easy Sep 2022 #7
Or maybe Irish leprechauns out for a romp. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #8
' leprechauns out for a romp' with emperor penguins speak easy Sep 2022 #9
..... Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #11
The Russian gas now flows to Europe through Ukraine TomWilm Sep 2022 #10

speak easy

(9,259 posts)
4. No, they updated the story.
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 07:22 AM
Sep 2022

This was after the leak had been identified - five nautical miles off the island of Bornholm.

TomWilm

(1,832 posts)
10. The Russian gas now flows to Europe through Ukraine
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 07:51 AM
Sep 2022

With 40 million cubic meters of Russian gas running that way per day, Putin will probably also continue selling to Denmark. And with most of the gas storage in Europe filled, there is no crisis yet.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-eu-gas-flows-via-075450496.html

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