Quick Glance: Nord Stream pipelines: the most recent developments
- On the night of September 26, 2022, Danish and Swedish authorities detected massive leaks in the most vital Russian pipelines for Europe, Nord Stream 1 and 2.
- One of the two pipelines at Nord Stream 2 appears to be undamaged.
- Greenpeace explores the environmental repercussions of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipeline disasters.
- The steel pipes used in Nord Stream 2 have an internal diameter of 1.15 meters and a metal wall thickness ranging from 27 to 41 millimeters.
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Quick Glance: After worries of a total shutdown, Russia has resumed gas deliveries to Europe.
- The operator of Nord Stream 1, a crucial gas pipeline connecting Russia and Germany, announced Thursday that it was restoring shipments to Europe.
- Flows remain, however, at a lower level, as they have been since Russia's onslaught in Ukraine, with Moscow constraining supplies to the European zone.
- What we do know is that Putin has no intention of assisting Europe in surviving the winter.
- According to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Russia is blackmailing Europe and using energy as a weapon.
Quick Glance: Europe is on high alert as Russia momentarily halts gas deliveries through a major pipeline.
- The Nord Stream 1 pipeline is Europe's single largest piece of gas import infrastructure, transporting around 55 billion cubic meters of the fuel from Russia to Germany each year.
- The director of Germany's energy regulator, Klaus Mueller, fears the Kremlin may continue to restrict Europe's energy supplies after the scheduled end of the repair work.
- According to analysts at the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group, if Putin orchestrates a total stoppage of gas supplies beyond the projected end of repair work on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, Germany will be compelled to proceed to level three of its three-stage emergency gas plan.
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Quick Glance: The United States backs Canada's decision to return the turbine to Germany.
- "In the short term, the turbine will allow Germany and other European countries to replenish their gas reserves, increasing their energy security and resiliency and countering Russia's efforts to weaponize energy," said department spokesman Ned Price in a statement.
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