Denmark “Stop the Nordstream-2 pipeline” … Nordstream-1 seems to be ending soon
Possibility of another confrontation on the subject of the investigation between Russia and the West … Recovery is difficult if sea water enters
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The gas leak from the Nordstream, an undersea pipeline linking Russia to Europe, seems to have entered a stagnation phase for now.
The Danish Energy Agency announced on its Twitter account on 1st (local time) that “Nordstream AG, the pipeline operator, has notified that the pressure in the Nordstream-2 pipeline appears to have stabilized.”
“This means that the gas leak has stopped in this pipeline,” said the Danish Energy Agency.
Ulrich Risek, a spokesman for Notrestream AG, told AFP that “the gas pipe is almost blocked by hydraulic pressure, so the gas inside the pipe does not come out.”
When the gas escaped, the atmospheric pressure inside the gas pipe decreased, causing a pressure balance between the surrounding seawater and the gas, which is interpreted to mean that the leak has temporarily stopped.
“The bottom line is that there is still some gas inside the gas pipe,” Risek said, but he did not immediately respond to the amount of gas remaining.
Northstream-1’s leak, known to be more damaged than Northstream-2, is also expected to stop soon.
The Danish Energy Agency had previously predicted that the leak of Nordstream-1 would be stopped by day 2 and operator AG would stop by day 3.
In this regard, the diameter of the giant bubble observed on the surface of the Northstream-1 leakage area reached 900-1km on the 26th of last month, the first day, but dropped to 600m on the 30th of last month.
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However, even if the gas leak stops, it will take a long time to determine the cause.
First of all, due to the nature of the underwater pipeline, access to the site is practically difficult due to safety concerns.
The vanishing point is in the waters of Denmark and Sweden, which are European Union (EU) member countries, but as Gazprom, a Russian state-owned company, is the largest shareholder of AG, a Nordstream operator, it is difficult to determine the subject. and the survey method.
This is because both Russia and the West are unanimous on the need for an investigation, but are pointing arrows at each other on the cause of the accident.
At this time in the West, President Joe Biden said that “we will work with our allies to find out exactly what happened.”
Germany has expressed its willingness to jointly investigate the area of the leak with the Danish and Swedish authorities.
Russia, on the other hand, has made it clear that it is not excluded from the investigation as the owner of the pipeline.
The same goes for gas pipelines.
Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told the UN Security Council on 30 last month (local time) that it was impossible to set a time for the restoration to complete as there had been no leaks like this before.
Some argue that if seawater flows down the gas pipe seriously, the steel will be corroded by the brine, making recovery impossible.
Earlier, on the 26th and 27th of last month, three Northstream-1 and Northstream-2 gas pipelines crossing the seabed in Denmark and Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) were identified at leak points allegedly caused by a large explosion. an additional branch was found, concerns about safety incidents and environmental damage have increased.
/ yunhap news
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