Nord Stream pipeline

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.

Leaders of several Western countries have said leaks in two Russian gas pipelines are likely the result of sabotage, vowing a strong response as ...

“It is not yet possible to estimate the timing of the restoration of the gas transport infrastructure.” The new Nord Stream 2 pipeline had not yet entered commercial operation. “The destruction that occurred on the same day simultaneously on three strings of the offshore gas pipelines of the Nord Stream system is unprecedented,” said the pipeline’s operator Nord Stream AG. The European Union said on Wednesday it was “deeply concerned” about damage to the two pipelines. “Any deliberate disruption of active European energy infrastructure is unacceptable and will lead to the strongest possible response,” she warned. On Tuesday evening, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she had spoken with Danish leaders about “the sabotage action,” and that it is “paramount to now investigate the incidents, get full clarity on events and why.”

The inquiry into the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipeline systems is transitioning into a sabotage investigation, according to leaders in Denmar...

The apparent attack on Nord Stream 1 and 2 occurred just before the inauguration ceremony for a brand new pipeline to deliver Norwegian gas to Poland via Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attended the ceremony in Budno, Poland, and she suggested that the new Norwegian supply “marks a crucial geopolitical step for all of us.” If they did, Putin suggested, Germany would receive the Russian gas it had contracted to receive through other pipelines.

The US warned several European allies over the summer, including Germany, that the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines could face threats and even be attacked, ...

Still, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline provided Russia with significant leverage over Europe for years, as CNN has previously reported. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, meanwhile, was not yet completed before Germany killed the project in response to Russia’s invasion. “This is a big problem for us, since both pipelines are filled with gas, and this gas is very expensive,” he added.

Three unexplained gas leaks detected in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines from Russia to Germany have prompted the European Union and Russia to point at ...

The EU has not named a potential perpetrator or suggested a reason behind it. The pipelines have a constant internal diameter of 1.153 metres, according to Nord Stream. Danish authorities have asked ships to stay clear by a five nautical mile radius off Bornholm. Two leaks were detected on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which stopped delivering gas to Europe last month, both in an area northeast of the Danish island of Bornholm. This was followed by a Danish Energy Authority statement that a leak had likely occurred in one of the two Nord Stream 2 pipelines lying in Danish waters. The operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline reported a sudden drop in pressure overnight on Monday, with a spokesperson suggesting there could have been a leak.

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.

Today the Danish Armed Forces released remarkable footage of massive leaks of natural gas bubbling up from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to the surface of the ...

[reportedly](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/germany-pressure-drops-in-second-russia-gas-pipeline/2022/09/27/13d1d586-3e2d-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html) registered seismic waves in the vicinity of the pipelines that would be indicative of explosive blasts in the [concrete-coated ](https://www.nord-stream.com/press-info/press-releases/world-s-largest-pipelay-vessel-solitaire-restarts-construction-of-the-finnish-section-of-the-nord-stream-pipeline-235/)sections of steel pipe resting on the Baltic Sea floor. “This is an absolutely unprecedented situation that needs to be resolved quickly.” Because the operators of the line had filled it with 117 million cubic meters of gas in order to commission and test the line. “It is hard to imagine that what is happening is a coincidence.” The Polish prime minister said it must be sabotage. So how is there any gas in it to leak out? In July Russia had cut deliveries on Nord Stream 1 to just 20% of capacity, blaming lack of spare parts for a compressor station.

Driving the news: While Borrell did not name a culprit, he added that "safety and environmental concerns are of utmost priority. These incidents are not a ...

Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield [said](https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wzmvn1ie) Tuesday. [state media reported](https://tass.ru/politika/15888139) Tuesday that large majorities in the areas either fully or partially controlled by Moscow voted in favor of joining Russia. [U.S.: If accepted, Putin's "sham" referendums in Ukraine "will open a Pandora's box"](/2022/09/28/russia-ukraine-referendum-sham-results-putin-un) - A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council tells Axios that it will coordinate closely with NATO allies and the private sector to strengthen their ability to fight Russian attacks. What they're saying: "With a few exceptions, we have not seen the scaled, serious attacks we expected even before the war began," says John Hultquist, vice president of intelligence analysis at Mandiant. Why it matters: U.S. [here](https://www.axios.com/signup/codebook). and other Ukrainian allies' critical infrastructure or a spillover attack that prompts worldwide chaos. [Nord Stream 1](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/25/russia-gazprom-nord-stream-1-europe) and [2 pipelines](https://www.axios.com/2022/02/22/germany-nord-stream-2-russia-ukraine), 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. [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. [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, with Nord Stream 1 providing a crucial pathway for Russian gas to reach Europe until earlier this month, when [Russia closed the pipeline](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/03/gazprom-pipeline-energy-prices-recession). [mysterious leaks](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/27/nord-stream-gas-pipeline-leak-sabotage) in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines detected Tuesday were the "result of a deliberate act," the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said [in a 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/) Wednesday on behalf of the union's 27 members.

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.”

On September 27, several leaks were found in the Nord Steam 1 and 2 (NS1 and NS2) pipelines in Danish and Swedish territory, Rystad Energy Senior Analyst ...

[Rigzone Energy Network](/network/) is a new social experience created for you and all energy professionals to Speak Up about our industry, share knowledge, connect with peers and industry insiders and engage in a professional community that will empower your career in energy. “The frigate Absalon and the pollution control vessel ship Gunnar Thorson are on their way to carry out water monitoring at the exclusion zones, and the Danish Defence are also supporting with a helicopter capacity. “Nord Stream AG immediately informed the relevant coast guards about the incident.

Neither pipeline was operational at the time, but both had been filled to capacity, with 300 million total cubic meters of gas ready to go just in case. Now, ...

There are still plenty of fossil fuels in the world, and plenty of people willing to invest in them, and the lack of investment is more the pandemic than it is the energy transition. You’ve definitely seen perhaps less investments in fossil fuels than you would have otherwise, but I think the lack of investment in fossil fuels we’ve seen in recent years is really more because of the pandemic than it is because of the energy transition. Because Europe is sucking in LNG from all over the world and at high prices, this is actually harming other markets in the world—Asia, for instance, which uses a ton of LNG, and its prices are very high as well. The trick is going to be that Europe generally doesn’t only use stored gas during the winter—it also gets additional ongoing supply, and that’s everything from local European production to liquified natural gas to using fuel switching, like running other kinds of power plants to save the gas for other uses that are more difficult to replace. Gas prices in Europe are now shooting up, I assume as a reaction to further shakeups in the market— Nord Stream 2 is basically a twin to Nord Stream 1, a capacity of gas that Russia could send directly into Germany. Nord Stream 1 has been delivering gas for several years, and has even delivered gas off and on during the crisis. (The future [looks less certain](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/gazprom-warns-of-risk-to-ukraine-gas-transit-flows).) To take stock of the significance of the pipelines, the nature of the harms, and the ramifications, I spoke with [Samantha Gross](https://www.brookings.edu/experts/samantha-gross/), director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution and a [frequent commentator on European energy issues](https://www.thesgnl.com/2022/07/european-energy-crisis-samantha-gross/). [really big hole](https://twitter.com/OAlexanderDK/status/1574712822675771395)” unleashing a [1-kilometer-long stream of gas bubbles in the water](https://twitter.com/JavierBlas/status/1574753088480632832). The United States and other countries in Europe were wary of Russia messing with supplies through Ukraine, knowing the Kremlin had done that in the past, so it felt like the pipeline was more of a geopolitical statement than an energy project. [urge action to halt the gas leakage](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/27/nord-stream-gas-pipelines-damage-russia/), an effort Denmark estimates will take over a week. [massive leak from Nord Stream 2](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/pressure-defunct-nord-stream-2-pipeline-plunged-overnight-operator-2022-09-26/), the Russian-owned pipeline built to transfer natural gas from the former Soviet Union to Germany through the Baltic Sea.

The undersea explosions in two gas pipelines from Russia exposed Europe's vulnerabilities — just as the continent faces a looming energy crisis.

[an act of nature](https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-natgas/update-1-u-s-natgas-down-4-to-10-week-low-as-hurricane-ian-approaches-florida-idUSL1N30Y22V), or intentional, could deepen and prolong the energy crisis in Europe and beyond. Norway and Denmark, for example, [have increased security](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/norway-beefs-up-security-across-oil-gas-sector-2022-09-28/) around their own oil and gas infrastructure. Households across the continent [face higher energy bills](https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/21/energy-bills-are-soaring-in-europe-what-are-countries-doing-to-help-you-pay-them#:~:text=The%20government%20now%20says%20it,200%20without%20such%20a%20cap.), even as some [fear gas shortages](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/03/gazprom-pipeline-energy-prices-recession). [Countries ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/europe-manufacturers-factories-russia-gas-11662938614)and [cities](https://www.politico.eu/article/energy-crisis-russia-europe-monuments-light/) are trying to reduce demand by cooling swimming pools and turning off traffic lights. The Kremlin has called it [“stupid and absurd”](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63057966) to blame Russia for the Nord Stream leaks — and is likely gleeful [at the percolating conspiracy theories ](https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-hints-biden-connection-nord-stream-pipeline-damage-1746868)that blame the United States. European countries [have stored up natural gas](https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/EN/Areas/Energy/Companies/SecurityOfSupply/GasSupply/start.html) and [bought replacement supplies at a premium](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-19/germany-earmarks-billions-for-lng-to-sever-russian-gas-reliance) on the global market. [around access to energy and its cost](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-09-27-2022/card/european-gas-prices-rise-on-nord-stream-disruption-YFt7sC7taeOXR8UrhjL5). Oh, and in case you weren’t convinced, the Nord Stream leaks happened as [officials inaugurated the Baltic Pipe](https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/launch-baltic-pipe-2022-sep-27_en), a new gas route from Norway to Poland. Russia reduced and then entirely cut off Nord Stream 1, with Gazprom, the Russian state-owned gas company, [claiming technical issues prevented the delivery of gas](https://www.dw.com/en/nord-stream-1-russias-gazprom-announces-indefinite-shutdown-of-pipeline/a-63006660), which no one really believes. [detected](https://www.thelocal.de/20220926/germany-investigates-russian-pipeline-pressure-drop/) significant drops in pressure in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline on Monday, and then detected another pressure drop on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which were ultimately determined to come from three separate leaks. Moscow likely has the capability and equipment to carry out such an operation, and an incentive to keep putting pressure on Europe [as Vladimir Putin escalates his war effort](https://www.vox.com/world/2022/9/21/23364683/russia-mobilization-war-ukraine-nuclear-threats-putin-speech). EU officials did not accuse anyone directly, but the allegation underscored the uncertainty around [Europe’s energy standoff with Russia](https://www.vox.com/2022/7/20/23270078/europe-russia-gas-nord-stream-ukraine-war), and how volatile the continent’s energy security is as winter approaches.

The United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at the request of Russia to discuss damage to two Russian gas pipelines to Europe that has caused ...

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More than half the gas in the damaged Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines has left the pipes and the remaining volume is expected to be gone by ...

The European Union and NATO have blamed the incidents on sabotage. Leaks in the pipelines were detected on Monday after they burst in several locations in Danish and Swedish waters. COPENHAGEN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - More than half the gas in the damaged Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines has left the pipes and the remaining volume is expected to be gone by Sunday, the head of the Danish Energy Agency Kristoffer Bottzauw said on Wednesday.