Leaks on Russian gas pipelines raise concerns about sabotage
Source: AP
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and JAN M. OLSEN
WARSAW, Poland (AP) A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany triggered concerns about sabotage Tuesday, overshadowing the inauguration of a long-awaited pipeline that will bring Norwegian gas to Poland in efforts to bolster Europes energy independence from Moscow.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called the events an act of sabotage, while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she could not rule it out after three leaks were detected over the past day on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which are filled with gas but not delivering the fuel to Europe. An energy standoff over Russias war in Ukraine halted flows on Nord Stream 1 and prevented them from ever starting in the parallel Nord Stream 2.
Frederiksen, Morawiecki and Polish President Andrzej Duda symbolically opened a valve of a yellow pipe belonging to the Baltic Pipe, a new system that will bring Norways gas across Denmark and the Baltic Sea to Poland.
The era of Russian domination in the gas sphere is coming to an end, Morawiecki declared. An era that was marked by blackmail, threats and extortion.
A large disturbance in the sea can be observed off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 following a series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about possible sabotage. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she cannot rule out sabotage after three leaks were detected on Nord Stream 1 and 2. (Danish Defence Command via AP)
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European politicians and security experts have suggested that the pipeline rupture near Bornholm could have been caused by sabotage. GFZ declined to be drawn on whether the tremors recorded could have been the result of an explosion.
"There was a spike and then regular noise," said GFZ spokesperson Josef Zens. "We cannot say if that could be gas streaming out."
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