Nord Stream leaks: Russia suddenly talks about “repairs” – and stops gas supplies via Austria

Created: 04/10/2022 04:54

By: Florian Naumann, Bettina Menzel, Julia Volkenand, Andreas Schmid, Patricia Huber

There are now four Nord Stream leaks in the Baltic Sea.

But the gas leak is less.

The heads of government are speculating about who is responsible.

All information in the news ticker.

• Gas leaks at Nord Stream gas leaks

  decrease

  :

  It could stop on Sunday

• The Kremlin sees the USA as the mastermind

  behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, said Secretary of the National Security Council Nikolai Patrushev.

• Energy expert Claudia

  Kemfert

  warns

  of

  further

  attacks

  on the energy supply: "We are in a fossil energy war.

  The means that are chosen are drastic,” she said.

• This news ticker on the

  gas leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines

  is constantly updated.

Update from October 2, 8:15 p.m .:

Russia apparently considers a repair of the Nord Stream gas pipelines to be realistic.

According to a report by the Russian news agency TASS, this is technically possible, said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Nowak on Russian state TV on Sunday.

It does, however, require time and funds.

However, he was optimistic that the funds could be raised, said Nowak accordingly.

It is still unclear who caused the explosions and the subsequent damage to the Baltic Sea pipelines.

Meanwhile, there is new trouble about Russian gas deliveries to Europe: the flow of gas via Austria has now also been interrupted, according to another TASS report.

The background to this is regulations that have been changed by Vienna.

According to the news agency, Gazprom is working on a solution with customers in Italy.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak (left) with Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.

© IMAGO/Dmitry Astakhov

Update from October 2, 1:26 p.m

.: Cautious all-clear for the Nord Stream leaks: According to the Swedish Coast Guard, gas leakage from the damaged pipelines has continued to decrease.

This was announced by the authority after a flight over the exit points on Saturday afternoon (October 1st).

Forecasts assumed that Brexit should stop on Sunday.

However, the Swedes announced that they and their operational teams were also prepared for a longer period of time.

Ships are required to avoid the area in the Baltic Sea on a large scale.

Image from 27 September: signs of the Nord Stream 2 leak off the coast of Bornholm in Denmark © Handout/Danish Defense/AFP

Nord Stream leaks: Buschmann considers German investigations possible

Update from October 2, 9:33 a.m .:

Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) has also considered an investigation by German judicial authorities regarding the damaged Nord Stream 1 and 2 Baltic Sea pipelines.

It is "possible that a crime was committed here for which the Federal Public Prosecutor could take over the prosecution," said Buschmann of the

.

It would then “possibly be about anti-constitutional sabotage with effects on Germany,” said the Minister of Justice.

The criminal offense of “causing an explosives explosion” is also an option.

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If the suspicion is confirmed, "the Attorney General would intervene and officially investigate," said the minister.

"We would hunt down those responsible - with all the instruments available to our constitutional state." The minister referred to international cooperation with other states, especially within the EU.

"The goal would be to get hold of the perpetrators and bring them to justice in Germany," said Buschmann.

According to the Criminal Code, the offense of “anti-constitutional sabotage” carries a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine.

According to EU Council President Michel, sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines is a “threat to the EU”

Update from October 1, 6:10 p.m .:

The heads of state and government of the European Union want to deal with the alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines at a summit in Prague.

The sabotage is a threat to the EU, wrote EU Council President Charles Michel on Twitter after a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

"We are determined to protect our critical security structure." The heads of state and government would discuss that at the upcoming summit.

Frederiksen wrote on Twitter that the damage to the pipelines was not accidental and needed to be thoroughly investigated.

European heads of state and government from more than 40 countries plan to meet in Prague on Thursday.

A meeting of the 27 EU member states is scheduled for Friday.

Nord Stream leaks: gas leaks from pipelines come to an end

Update from October 1, 5:40 p.m .:

No more gas is leaking from the damaged Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

The pressure in the gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea has now fallen to the same level as the water pressure, a spokesman for the operating company told the AFP news agency on Saturday: “The water pressure has more or less closed the pipeline so that the gas inside cannot escape ."

Update from October 1, 8:49 a.m

.: According to the Russian state gas company Gazprom, there is currently no foreseeable timetable for repairing the leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines.

The group has started to look for "possible solutions to make the system work again," said spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov on Friday.

However, the duration of this repair cannot be estimated at this time.

From a technical point of view, the task was “very overwhelming”.

Such leaks have never existed before.

Update from September 30, 10 p.m.:

After a conversation between Olaf Scholz and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the heads of government of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the governments seem to agree: “All the information currently available indicates a deliberate act of sabotage on the pipelines” , according to government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit.

Scholz has promised Denmark and Sweden that Germany will support them in the joint investigation.

Russia believes the US is behind the sabotage.

Vice Chancellor Habeck said in the evening, "The only truth that comes out of Russia is the lie." "I don't know who carried out the explosions.

But to say: 'It wasn't us' - that's not an answer that I trust," stressed Habeck.

The Kremlin had previously denied allegations that it had destroyed the infrastructure itself.

Nord Stream gas leaks: Gas leaks could stop on Sunday

Update from September 30, 9:55 p.m .:

Significantly less gas is now flowing from at least two of the four leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

On the water surface above the smaller of the two leaks, the gas only escapes over an area with a diameter of a good 20 meters, the Swedish coast guard announced on Friday evening.

The previously constant outflow over the larger of these two leaks has also reduced to an area about 600 meters in diameter.

According to a diagnosis by the operator, the gas leak could stop on Sunday.

Nord Stream Gas Leaks: Authorities Confident - Explosive Power Equivalent to "Hundreds of Kilos" of TNT

Update from September 30, 2:42 p.m .:

According to a Danish-Swedish report, the four leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea were caused by underwater explosions with an explosive force such as “hundreds of kilos” of TNT.

The force of the explosions was rated at 2.3 and 2.1 on the Richter scale, according to the official report sent to the UN Security Council on Friday.

Kremlin sees USA as mastermind behind sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines

Update from September 30, 12:02 p.m .:

The Russian leadership has called for an investigation into the alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream Baltic Sea pipeline and has accused the United States of being the main suspect.

"But it is obvious that the main beneficiary (of the pipeline explosions), especially economically, is the United States," National Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told the Interfax news agency on Friday at a meeting with intelligence chiefs of the CIS countries. states.

Patrushev accused the West of launching a campaign against Russia as soon as the leaks became known.

It is therefore necessary to intensify the cooperation of the secret services within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a loose association of former Soviet states, and to unveil the “clients and agents of the crime”.

Lithuania's foreign minister speaks of "act of terrorism"

Update from September 29, 1:01 p.m .:

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has described the alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines as an “act of terrorism”.

"Another leak is further evidence that this is a premeditated act, an action that I believe certainly has the right to be called an act of terrorism," the Baltic EU and NATO country's chief diplomat said on Thursday in Parliament in Vilnius.

According to the Lithuanian foreign minister, such actions aimed to stir up fear and complicate the supply of gas to Europe.

"All of this corresponds to the definition of a terrorist act, at least from a political point of view, the legal assessment will take place later," said Landsbergis, according to a report by the BNS agency.

Energy expert Claudia Kemfert warns of further attacks on the energy supply

Update from September 29, 11:26 a.m .:

The energy expert Claudia Kemfert warns of future attacks on the energy supply in Europe after the leaks in the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2, which were probably caused by sabotage.

“We are in a fossil fuel war.

The means that are chosen are drastic, ”said Kemfert on the phoenix television station.

The fact that acts of sabotage are now taking place and that the energy supply could be at risk is entirely in line with Russian President Putin's script.

"We should fall into fear and terror and now have to expect that there will be attacks in all possible areas," says the head of the Energy, Transport and Environment department at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW).

Specifically, she mentioned the danger of cyber attacks on nuclear power plants.

Attempts to destabilize energy supply systems are already being observed.

"We must be very concerned about this and we must take it very seriously." There is also a risk of enormous environmental damage.

"From a climate point of view, this is highly problematic because the methane that escapes is a very dangerous greenhouse gas," said Kemfert.

Added to this is the uncertainty of no longer knowing whether and how much gas will still be available in Europe in the event of attacks on pipelines.

Fourth leak discovered in Nord Stream pipelines

Update from September 29, 7:56 a.m.:

A fourth leak in Nord Stream pipelines has been discovered in the Baltic Sea.

This was announced by the Swedish Coast Guard on Thursday morning.

"There are two leaks on Swedish territory and two on Danish territory," a Swedish Coast Guard official told AFP news agency - the two leaks on Swedish territory are "close to each other."

Swedish media reported that the newly discovered leak was on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

The Swedish Coast Guard initially did not provide any precise information on the location of the newly found leak and why it was only discovered now.

However, both damaged areas in the Swedish economic zone are “in the same sector”.

Russia and the US accuse each other of sabotage

Update from September 29, 6:44 a.m

.: Who is behind the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines?

There is currently no serious answer to this question.

It seems clear that this is an act of state sabotage.

The USA and Russia are frequently named as the culprits.

Both states are at least blaming each other.

According to a Russian media report, a US helicopter could be involved in the leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines.

“The multi-role MH-60R Strike Hawk helicopter circled over the Baltic Sea for nine hours - from 19:30 Moscow time on Sunday, September 25 to 4:30 Moscow time on Monday, September 26;

about 250 kilometers from the Danish island of Bornholm, where the gas leak was detected,” wrote the Internet

on Wednesday, citing data from Flightradar.

The attack helicopter can, among other things, also fight underwater targets, emphasized the medium, which is considered to be close to the Kremlin.

The US newspaper

, in turn, reported that the pipeline leaks were apparently planned detonations by the Russian side.

According to a defense source, the pipeline was sabotaged "probably intentionally and deliberately" using an explosive device.

The explosive device was thrown into the sea weeks before the detonation.

The Nord Stream 1 gas leak in the Baltic Sea photographed from a Swedish Coast Guard aircraft.

© Swedish Coast Guard/dpa

Nord Stream lines probably empty on Sunday

Update from September 28, 10:05 p.m .:

After the three leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines, according to the Danish energy authority, more than half of the gas has already escaped from the affected lines.

The lines are expected to be empty on Sunday, as the head of the authorities, Kristoffer Böttzauw, said at a press conference on Wednesday.

According to calculations by the authority, the climate impact of the gas leak corresponds to around one third of Denmark's total climate impact in one year.

A concrete health risk for the population - especially on the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm - does not exist, it said.

The Danish authorities shared the EU and NATO assessment that the leaks were sabotage.

Russia launches terrorism investigation into Nord Stream damage

Update from September 28, 8:16 p.m .:

According to its own statements, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has initiated proceedings for international terrorism because of the alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines.

"No later than September 26, 2022, in the area of ​​the island of Bornholm, intentional acts aimed at damaging the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines laid on the Baltic Sea bottom were committed," the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on Wednesday on its Telegram channel.

Moscow justified the step by saying that the damage to the pipelines had "inflicted considerable economic damage on Russia".

Gazprom pumped gas to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline until the end of August, but then stopped these deliveries, citing technical problems that allegedly could not be solved due to sanctions.

The federal government called the reason advanced and suspected political motives behind the delivery stop.

Sabotage?

Moscow accuses Washington of interference in the Nord Stream leak

Update from September 28, 6:03 p.m

.: In view of the leaks in the Nord Stream pipes, the Russian Foreign Ministry indicated that US President Joe Biden could have ordered sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipelines.

"The US President must answer the question of whether the United States has implemented its threat," wrote Maria Zakharova in the online service Telegram.

Zakharova referred to statements made by Biden in February during a visit to Washington by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).

Several weeks before the start of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, Biden warned that if Russia invaded the neighboring country, "then there will be no more Nord Stream 2".

He "promised" that, emphasized the President, without giving any further details.

"We will put an end to this."

The US government dismissed Russia's insinuations as "ridiculous."

"We all know that Russia has a long history of spreading misinformation, and it's doing it again here," said White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson.

Damage to Nord Stream gas pipelines: repair pending

Update from September 28, 4:26 p.m.:

It is not yet clear whether the Nord Stream 1 pipeline can be repaired again.

For an accurate assessment, the damage would first have to be assessed, explains the operator of the gas pipeline.

There are experiences and providers for possible work.

Before a course of action can be determined, however, the damage must be examined.

So far there are no pictures of the actual leaks.

They want to inspect the damage as soon as possible, but that requires the authorities to lift the restricted zones that have been imposed.

However, according to the Danish government, this could take another week or two.

According to Nord Stream 2 AG, the exact damage to its largely parallel pipeline is still unknown.

"No one can seriously say at the moment what it looks like down there" and what technical possibilities there are now, said spokesman Ulrich Lissek.

The extent can only be estimated based on the extensive formation of bubbles.

"The structural integrity of the pipeline must be massively damaged." He spoke of a possible "giant crack".

Russia has technical capabilities for sabotage

Update from September 28, 3:10 p.m .:

So far, government officials have largely held back with assumptions about the question of guilt in the gas leaks.

However, the suspicion that Russia is behind the sabotage is high.

As the

reports, the country definitely has the technical capabilities to damage such lines.

Russia has the largest spy submarine fleet in the world.

There are also underwater drones.

Both of these opportunities could be used to damage underwater infrastructure.

But the Kremlin has denied allegations that Russia is responsible for the leaks at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines.

"It is quite predictable, stupid and absurd to make such assumptions," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, according to the Interfax agency.

In Ukraine, there have been allegations that Russia deliberately sabotaged the pipelines to exacerbate Europe's energy crisis and spark pre-winter panics.

Energy expert issues 'worrying' conclusion

Update from September 28, 12:15 p.m.:

Who was it?

This is probably the question that has been asked the most since the discovery of the gas leaks.

Experts and government officials from a number of countries are certain that it was not an accident but deliberate sabotage.

The energy professor Lion Hirth from the Hertie University in Berlin also sees it that way.

He analyzed the situation on his Twitter account – and came to a fairly clear conclusion.

For Hirth, it is extremely unlikely that Ukraine damaged the two pipelines.

Finally, this could have implications for EU members' support for Ukraine.

The professor also excludes NATO members.

"It's hard to imagine a NATO member doing something like that, even by those most critical of the pipeline projects."

That leaves only Russia.

"If that's true, that's pretty worrying.

At least it means that Russia is burning the bridges: it is sending the clearest signal that it will stop supplying gas in the near future," Hirth wrote on Twitter.

But he is even more critical of the vulnerability of the energy infrastructure, which was revealed with this gas leak.

"A similar attack on a pipeline from Norway to the UK, Germany or Poland would have a huge impact on Europe's gas supplies."

Swedish Coast Guard provides new gas leak images

Update September 28, 11:40 a.m

.: The Swedish Coast Guard has posted new images of one of the gas leaks in the sea.

It clearly shows the force with which the gas bubbles out of the water.

On Twitter, users are shocked by the video clip.

A user writes: "It looks terrible".

But the Coast Guard gives the all-clear, at least temporarily.

On her website she writes: "Due to the current situation, it is not possible to limit or combat the release, but the gas is gradually dissolving both in water and in the air."

FDP politician calls for protection of the gas pipelines to Norway

Update from September 28, 10:19 a.m .:

After the leaks in the Osteee gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2, the FDP energy politician Michael Kruse believes that effective protection of other pipelines is necessary.

They would have to be protected from "sabotage and attacks", Kruse told the German Press Agency on Wednesday.

“In the North and Baltic Seas, the gas pipelines to Norway must be secured because they are of paramount importance for German and European gas supplies.

However, we must also protect pipelines in the Mediterranean and on the mainland effectively, because they are also important for Europe's energy supply.”

According to Kruse, pipelines and LNG terminals must be monitored, protected and secured against possible attacks day and night.

"An attack on our energy infrastructure is an attack on our country and on the European Union."

The EU considers sabotage to be likely and threatens to take countermeasures

Update from September 28, 8:54 a.m .:

The EU considers sabotage to be the cause of the leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines and has threatened countermeasures.

"All available information indicates that these leaks are the result of a deliberate act," said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday on behalf of the 27 member states.

Any intentional disruption to Europe's energy infrastructure will "be met with a robust and collective response."

Update from September 28, 6:49 a.m .:

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen considers the leaks in the Baltic Sea pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2 from Russia to Germany to be an “act of sabotage”, as a post on Tuesday evening on Twitter revealed.

It is now of utmost importance to investigate the incidents in order to get "complete clarity" on what happened and the background.

"Any intentional disruption of active European energy infrastructure is unacceptable and will result in the strongest possible response," warned the Commission President.

Poland, Denmark, Sweden, but also Russia, also attribute the leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines to sabotage.

Ukraine described the incidents as a "terrorist attack planned by Russia" and spoke of an act of "aggression towards the EU," according to adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, on Tuesday.

CIA is said to have warned the federal government weeks ago of attacks on Baltic Sea pipelines

Update vom 27. September, 21.43 Uhr: Der Geheimdienst CIA habe die deutsche Bundesregierung laut einem Bericht des Spiegels schon vor Wochen vor möglichen Anschlägen auf die Ostsee-Pipelines gewarnt. Ein solcher Hinweis des US-Auslandsgeheimdienstes sei im Sommer in Berlin eingegangen, hieß es in dem Bericht am Dienstag unter Berufung auf „mit dem Sachverhalt vertrauten Personen“.

Der Seismologe Peter Schmidt von der Universität Uppsala sagte AFP, das schwedische Nationale Seismische Netzwerk habe zwei Ereignisse mit „massiven Energiefreisetzungen“ in der Nähe von Bornholm aufgezeichnet. Die Ursache „kann nur eine Explosion sein“.

Update from September 27, 7:13 p.m .:

Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck initially expressed caution on Tuesday about the leaks in the Baltic Sea pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2. Speculations about the causes are prohibited as long as the clarification has not yet taken place, emphasized the Green politician.

Photo provided by the Danish Defense Command shows the Nord Stream 2 gas leak near Bornholm from the air.

© Danish Defense Command/dpa

Auf die Frage, wie besorgt er generell sei über Attacken auf das Energienetz, sagte Habeck: „Wir sind natürlich in einer Situation in Europa und auch in Deutschland, wo kritische Infrastruktur - und die Energieversorgung darf man dazu insgesamt zählen - potenzielle Ziele sind.“ Dies habe man in einem kleineren Umfang schon gesehen, sagte er mit Blick auf Windparks. „Natürlich ist die kritische Infrastruktur ein potenzielles Ziel, aber das wissen wir nicht erst seit gestern, sondern das ist Grundlage der Arbeit seit Monaten gewesen.“

Ukraine macht Russland für Lecks an Nord Stream 1 und 2 verantwortlich

Update vom 27. September, 18.12 Uhr: Die Ukraine macht Russland für die Lecks an den beiden Nord-Stream-Pipelines verantwortlich. „Das ist nichts anderes als ein von Russland geplanter Terrorakt und ein Aggressionsakt gegen die EU“, schrieb der externe Berater des ukrainischen Präsidentenbüros, Mychajlo Podoljak, beim Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter am Dienstag. Moskau wolle damit die wirtschaftliche Situation in Europa destabilisieren und „Panik vor dem Winter“ erzeugen.

Nach gleich drei Lecks in nur kurzer Zeit an den Ostsee-Gaspipelines Nord Stream 1 und Nord Stream 2 wird ein Sabotageakt nicht ausgeschlossen. In Polen, Russland und Dänemark wird ein gezielter Anschlag auf die europäische Gasinfrastruktur als Ursache für die als beispiellos geltenden Schäden an beiden Pipelines für denkbar gehalten. Die genaue Ursache für die Schäden ist bisher noch offen.

Deutsche und dänische Behörden verwiesen darauf, dass die Vorfälle keine Auswirkung auf die Gasversorgung hätten, da die Leitungen zuletzt nicht für den Gasimport benutzt worden seien.

Update vom 27. September, 16.12 Uhr: Messstationen in Schweden und Dänemark haben einem Medienbericht zufolge vor dem Entstehen der Nord-Stream-Gaslecks in der Ostsee kräftige Detonationen unter Wasser verzeichnet. „Es gibt keinen Zweifel daran, dass es sich um Sprengungen handelt“, sagte der Seismologe Björn Lund vom Schwedischen Seismologischen Netzwerk (SNSN) am Dienstag dem schwedischen Rundfunksender SVT. „Man kann sehr deutlich sehen, wie die Wellen vom Meeresgrund an die Oberfläche springen.“

Es habe am Montag zwei deutliche Detonationen in dem Gebiet gegeben, berichtete der Sender unter Berufung auf das Netzwerk – eines in der Nacht um 2.03 Uhr und ein zweites um 19.04 Uhr am Abend.

Erste Bilder zeigen Ausmaß der Schäden an den Pipelines

Update from September 27, 3:43 p.m .:

New images from the Danish Navy show how the gas escapes in the sea.

The Danish Navy's website states: "After the three gas leaks occurred on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, restricted zones were established around the leaks for reasons of shipping and air traffic safety."

The images from the Danish armed forces show the gas escaping at sea.

© Screenshot/Twitter @forsvaretdk

Ships and helicopters are in the area to patrol the restricted zones.

Video taken from a helicopter reads: "The largest gas leak is causing surface turbulence a little over 1 kilometer in diameter.

The smallest makes a circle of about 200 meters.”

Selenskyj-Berater sieht Gasleck als „geplanten Terroranschlag“

Update vom 27. September, 15.25 Uhr: Ein Berater des ukrainischen Präsidenten Selenskyj bezieht auf Twitter deutlich Stellung zu den Gaslecks in den beiden Pipelines. „Das ‚Gasleck‘ von NS-1 ist nichts weiter als ein von Russland geplanter Terroranschlag und ein Akt der Aggression gegenüber der EU“, schreibt Mykhailo Podolyak auf dem Kurznachrichtendienst. Weiter schreibt er: „Russland will die Wirtschaftslage in Europa destabilisieren und eine Vorwinterpanik auslösen.“ Die beste Antwort und Investition für die Sicherheit wäre die Lieferung von Panzern in die Ukraine. „Vor allem die deutschen …“, ergänzt er.

Gaspreis steigt in Folge der Probleme mit den Nord Stream Pipelines

Update vom 27. September, 14.14 Uhr: Die Probleme mit den russischen Gaspipelines Nord Stream 1 und 2 sorgen auch an der Gasbörse für Bewegung. In Folge der Meldungen über den Druckabfall stieg der Gaspreis wieder an. Der europäische Future stieg am Dienstag um gut zehn Prozent auf 191,70 Euro. Zwischenzeitlich sprang der Preis sogar auf 194,74 Euro. Die Probleme an den Leitungen haben wohl Bedenken bezüglich der Gasinfrastruktur in Europa geweckt. Zuvor hatte sich der Markt ein wenig beruhigt und der Preis erreichte einen Tiefstand.

Kreml „äußerst beunruhigt“ über den Vorfall

Update from September 27, 1:07 p.m .: Given

the leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia does not rule out sabotage or other reasons.

"Now no variant can be ruled out," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday when asked whether sabotage could be the reason for the drop in pressure.

“Obviously there is a destruction of the line.

As for the reason for this, until the results of the investigations emerge, you cannot rule out any variant," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.

Pipe systems and shut-off devices in the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline in Lubmin.

© Stefan Sauer/dpa

Der Kreml sei „äußerst beunruhigt“ über den Druckabfall in den Ostseepipelines Nord Stream 1 und 2. Die Nachrichten seien alarmierend. Die Schäden an den Leitungen müssten untersucht werden. „Das ist eine absolut nie dagewesene Situation, die einer schnellen Aufklärung bedarf“, sagte Peskow.

Sicherheitsexperten vermuten Sabotage an Nord Stream Pipelines

Update vom 27. September, 11.45 Uhr: Die Lecks in der Ostsee-Gaspipeline Nord Stream 1 sind in dänischen und in den schwedischen Hoheitsgewässern aufgetreten. Wie bereits bei der Nord-Stream-2-Pipeline tritt das Gas in der Nähe der zu Dänemark gehörenden Insel Bornholm aus, wie die Behörden beider Länder am Dienstag mitteilten. Ein Leck in Nord Stream 1 befindet sich demnach auf dänischem und das andere auf schwedischem Gebiet.

Die Behörden in Deutschland und Dänemark suchen weiter nach der Ursache für die beiden Lecks. Die dänische Marine und deutsche Spezialisten bemühten sich um Aufklärung, erfuhr die Deutsche Presse-Agentur am Dienstagmorgen aus Sicherheitskreisen. Bislang sei die Ursache für die Vorfälle nicht geklärt. Jedoch spreche einiges für Sabotage. Sollte es sich um einen Anschlag handeln, würde angesichts des technischen Aufwands eigentlich nur ein staatlicher Akteur infrage kommen.

Nach Nord Stream 2: Auch Druckabfall in Schwesterpipeline Nord Stream 1

Erstmeldung vom 26. September, 13.32 Uhr: Lubmin – Einen Tag nach der Gaspipeline Nord Stream 2 ist nun auch in der deutsch-russischen Energietrasse Nord Stream 1 der Druck stark gefallen. Betroffen sind beide Röhren von Nord Stream 1, wie das Unternehmen am Montagabend mitteilte. Demnach sank die Kapazität der Pipeline ungeplant auf null. Die Ursache werde untersucht.

Bundeswirtschaftsministerium (BMWK) und Bundesnetzagentur teilten übereinstimmend mit, man stehe miteinander und mit den betroffenen Behörden im Austausch, um den Sachverhalt aufzuklären. „Aktuell kennen wir die Ursachen für den Druckabfall nicht“, hieß es.

Nord Stream 2 als erstes von Druckproblemen betroffen

Such a pressure drop had already been detected in the sister pipeline Nord Stream 2 on Monday night, but only in one of the two tubes.

During the course of Monday, the responsible naval authorities identified a leak southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm as the probable cause.

The Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 2 has long been controversial - now there was a night-time incident in one of the tubes.

© Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

The competent Danish authority issued a corresponding notice on Monday afternoon.

A gas leak was observed.

The leak is said to be dangerous to navigation and navigating within five nautical miles of said position is prohibited.

From the point of view of the German Environmental Aid (DUH), there is no major danger to the environment, at least in the short term.