Underwater Sabotage: A Baltic Sea Timeline
St Petersburg in Russia.China promised Finland and Estonia assistance with the investigations but Estonian authorities have said the Chinese did little to fulfil its promises.SEPTEMBER 2022: NORD STREAM BLASTSNord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, built across the Baltic Sea by Russia's state-controlled Gazprom to pump natural gas to Germany, were damaged in explosions on September 26, 2022.In the investigations, Sweden found traces of explosives on several objects recovered from the site, confirming it was a deliberate act, but Sweden and Denmark closed their investigations without naming suspects in
Subsea Sabotage in the Baltic Sea - a Timeline for Perspective
NATO has said it will boost its presence in the Baltic Sea.The following is a timeline of major 'incidents' since September 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.SEPT 2022: NORD STREAM BLASTSNord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, built across the Baltic Sea by Russia's state-controlled Gazprom to pump natural gas to Germany, were damaged on Sept. 26, 2022. Swedish seismologists registered several subsea blasts, some 17 hours apart, off the Danish island of Bornholm, that ruptured three out of four pipelines in the Nord Stream system, releasing methane into the atmosphere. In the
Swedish Prosecutor Believes State Actor Behind Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts
Ukraine has put Europe's reliance on Russian natural gas in the political spotlight and the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines has hastened the bloc's switch to other energy suppliers.Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, each consisting of two pipes, were built by Russia's state-controlled Gazprom to pump 110 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas a year to Germany. Ljungqvist said investigators had been able to determine what type of explosive had been used and that it ruled out "a very large number of actors", but declined to name the explosive, citing the ongoing nature
Nord Stream Owners Looking to Seal and Drain Damaged Gas Pipeline to Halt Corrosion
unclear whether the pipeline would be repaired but that any forthcoming decisions are likely to be made with the support of all shareholders."We continue to exercise our rights as a minority shareholder in the Nord Stream 1 operating company. And we still see no point in simply leaving the field to Gazprom at this point," E.ON's Marc Spieker said.Nord Stream is majority owned by Russia's Gazprom, with other stakeholders including Wintershall DEA, Engie, and Gasunie.E.ON on Wednesday said it had written off the value of its 15.5% stake in Nord Stream 1, the two strands of which were damaged
New Intelligence Points to Pro-Ukraine Group in Nord Stream Attack
Tuesday underscored the need for Moscow's questions about what happened to be answered. She also accused those responsible for the media leaks of wanting to divert the public's attention and avoid a proper investigation.Opposition to PutinThe pipelines were built by Russia's state-controlled Gazprom. Gazprom did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. German energy company E.ON and Wintershall DEA, both shareholders of the Nord Stream pipeline, declined to comment.In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe has drastically cut its energy imports from Russia. Moscow
Report: Russia to Mothball Damaged Nord Stream Gas Pipelines
;s ruptured undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines are set to be sealed up and mothballed as there are no immediate plans to repair or reactivate them, sources familiar with the plans have told Reuters.Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, each consisting of two pipes, were built by Russia's state-controlled Gazprom to pump 110 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas a year to Germany under the Baltic Sea.Three of the pipes were ruptured by unexplained blasts in September, and one of the Nord Stream 2 pipes remains intact.But soaring tensions between Moscow and the West over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Nord Stream Gas Pipelines Rupture: Survey Underway, No Conclusions Reached Yet, Says Novak
Stoltenberg has called the incident an act of sabotage.Sweden and Denmark, in whose waters the blasts occurred, have both concluded that the pipelines were blown up deliberately, but have not said who might be responsible. Nord Stream AG, the operator of Nord Stream 1 and controlled by Russia's Gazprom, was granted permission to survey an area in Danish waters in November. It also sent a chartered ship to Swedish waters to inspect damage there.Asked when the results might be ready, Novak said: "The work is ongoing."Nord Stream 1 was idle at the time of the explosions because of technical
Gazprom: NATO Mine Destroyer Device was Found at Nord Stream 1 in 2015
A spokesperson for Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Monday that a mine destroyer discovered at the Nord Stream 1 offshore gas pipeline in 2015 belonged to NATO. Nord Stream reported on that date in 2015 that a "munitions object" had been cleared by the Swedish armed forces, without giving more detail on the object. Gazprom spokesperson Sergei Kupriyanov told Russian state television on Monday that a NATO device, called a SeaFox, was retrieved from a depth of around 40 metres (125 feet) and made safe. "Gas transportation, halted because of the incident, was restored,"
Nord Stream Probe Finds Evidence of Detonations, Swedish Police Say
Kofod told Reuters on Thursday that a police-led taskforce between Denmark, Sweden and Germany was in charge.Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, said on Thursday that Moscow would insist on a "comprehensive and open investigation" that includes Russian officials and Gazprom GAZP.MM. "Not to allow the owner (of the pipelines) to witness the investigation means there is something to hide," Zakharova said.The Swedish government has received no application from Gazprom or Nord Stream to investigate the damage themselves, an enterprise minister
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