I have instructed the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army to consult the heads of defense of Denmark, Sweden and Norway about security in the Baltic Sea, said Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Ministry of National Defence, Mariusz Błaszczak.
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Recommendations related to safety in the Baltic Sea
In accordance with the decision we made at the Wednesday meeting of the Committee on National Security and Defense Affairs, I instructed the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army to consult the heads of defense of Denmark, Sweden and Norway and make recommendations to do with regard to security in the Baltic Sea
– wrote the deputy prime minister on Twitter.
Satellites have captured photos of leaks from the Nord Stream pipeline
Powerful methane leaks from the Nord Stream gas pipeline at the bottom of the Baltic Sea have been captured on satellite photos and analyzed by scientists, the Bloomberg agency reported.
The satellite images were analyzed by the UN-appointed International Methane Emission Observatory and scientists from Spain’s Universitat Politecnica de Valencia. The leaks in the photos turned out to be larger than during last year’s gas and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which leaked 400,000 tons of water. tons of methane.
Scientists have not yet estimated the extent of the methane leak from Nord Stream. However, they noted that the jet of bubbling gas shrank from 700 meters to 520 meters between September 26 and 29.
Methane, the largest component of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas with 80 times the potential of carbon dioxide
Bloomberg reports that.
On Monday, the first information about the Nord Stream leak appeared; the Swedes reported a fourth leak on Thursday. As noted by Bloomberg, Denmark estimates the pipelines will dry up on Sunday.
Swedish minister: it is unlikely that anyone but the state would do it
According to Swedish Energy Minister Khashayar Farmanbar, gas leaks from the Nord Stream pipeline are likely the result of government action.
It’s very likely it was done on purpose, and it’s unlikely anyone other than the state would do it
– Farmanbar emphasized, without indicating a specific country.
He added that his assessment was the result of the current security situation in Europe.
According to the Swedish TT agency, the energy ministers of Sweden, Denmark and Germany should inform their colleagues from other EU countries about the latest findings on gas leakage from the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. Politicians from Sweden and Denmark previously indicated that sabotage could have occurred, citing the findings of seismologists who reported strong explosions. The investigation in this case is being conducted, among others, by the Swedish Public Prosecutor in collaboration with SAPO’s special services.
Nord Stream gas pipelines were destroyed by high-explosive bombs
The German security authorities believe that highly effective explosives were needed to damage the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. According to information from weekly magazine Spiegel, it was calculated that explosives of 500 kilograms of TNT had to be used to destroy the pipes.
The estimates also took into account seismic signals recorded by several monitoring stations.
The German government is counting on more information from a closer look at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. Security circles say divers or a remote-controlled robot may be able to investigate the damage as early as the weekend, Spiegel writes.
At the most, provisional conclusions can then be drawn about the nature of the underwater explosion and the explosives used. However, it is difficult to predict how many traces are left to be found.
Repair of the pipeline is currently considered highly unlikely in safety circles. Because the damaged pipes are now filled with seawater, the special inner coating corrodes very quickly, they say in Berlin. The analysis shows that after the pipeline has been flooded, it can no longer be used for gas transport, says “Spiegel”.
On September 26, there were leaks at one point in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm and at two locations in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline northeast of Bornholm. The monitoring station of the Swedish National Seismological Network (SNSN) registered two heavy underwater explosions on Monday in areas where leaks have been found.
There is no doubt that these are explosions
– noted Bjoern Lund of SNSN.
Nord Stream AG confirmed the leak Tuesday, citing physical damage to the pipeline. The communication announced the start of the damage assessment process and stressed that “it is currently not possible to estimate the time frame needed to rebuild the transmission infrastructure”.
The causes of the incident will be clarified as a result of an investigation
– added.
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Source: wPolityce