Russia announces the timing of repairing two gas lines
For his part, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novakit’s a "Damage to my line can be repaired Nord Stream"which transports Russian gas to Europe, added:
- There are technical possibilities to repair the two lines, according to the channel "Russia 1" television.
- It will take a lot of time and money.
- The declaration of the United States and . must be seriously consideredUkraine And Poland last year that "Nord Stream" Will not work.
The head of the State Duma’s Energy Committee also identified two ways to reform, noting that this may take more than 6 months.
- The first: the production of a special submarine unit, to replace or repair the pipes inside this unit, and the production of the engineering unit costs a long time.
- Second: Raising the pipes to the surface, and this requires cranes with a lifting capacity of 3,000 tons, technical equipment and ships.
Urgent Actions in Germany and Britain
- In the wake of a crisis "Nord Stream" Germany has started the construction of its first LNG import terminal.
- It is located near the port of Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea coast.
- During the winter, it can provide the equivalent of 20 percent of the gas that was imported from Russia, according to the agency" AFP".
- In Britain, the Minister of Defense, Ben Wallace, announced that his country would buy two specialized ships to protect pipelines and underwater cables.
- Wallace confirmed at the Conservative Party conference, that the government recently committed to buying two specialized ships to protect the Internet and energy in the country.
Sabotage or a third party?
For its part, the Swedish Coast Guard said, on Monday, that it was no longer possible to see any leakage in the area Baltic Sea of pipeline "Nord Stream 1"but the leakage is smaller than the line "Nord Stream 2" It is still visible.
The Coast Guard said in a statement: "The larger leak is now no longer visible on the surface, while the smaller leak has increased slightly"according to Agence France-Presse.
And Saturday, a company spokesman said "Nord Stream AG" The pipeline operator, the Nord Stream 2 leak has stopped "After equilibrium is achieved between gas pressure and water pressure".
"third party"
There were conflicting accounts about the gas pipeline explosion, and both Moscow and Washington denied any connection to the incident, after exchanging these accusations.
Amid competing assumptions about who is responsible, the possibility of a third party wanting to escalate tension between international powers against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict has emerged, according to Western reports:
- Moscow had pointed the finger at an unnamed foreign country, accusing it of being responsible for gas leaking.
- Adding to that speculation, the explosions coincided with the opening of a new gas pipeline with a capacity of 10 billion cubic meters from Norway to Poland via Denmark, on Tuesday, with the aim of reducing dependence on Russian gas.
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki commented on the sabotage of the two gas pipelines, saying: "era of dominance Russian gas about to finish".
Within this framework, I developed a magazine "der Spiegel" German 3 hypotheses:
- Russia is trying to tamper with the pipeline and inadvertently caused an accident.
- Another country caused the leak to prevent Moscow from taking advantage of higher energy prices.
- Other non-governmental parties are behind the sabotage.
What do the experts say?
Commenting on the hypothesis of a third party, expert Jalal Al-Taweel says:
- "Under the current international situation, mysterious incidents continue, and fatal errors cannot be ruled out".
- "It is possible that there is a third party benefiting from the explosion of gas lines, and this terrifying scenario may be able to carry out a nuclear game in Ukraine, or a tactical strike somewhere to accelerate the clash between international powers".
- "The beneficiaries of stopping the flow of Russian gas to Europe are many. There are governments and non-governmental bodies concerned with selling gas to Europe. Ukraine, for example, may seek to strengthen the pipeline. "Drogba" The Soviet Union, which passes through its territory, also transports gas from Russia To Western Europe, there are Ukrainian nationalists who have previously threatened several times to target gas pipelines".
“>
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, said in a tweet on Twitter, that the leaders European Union They will discuss “sabotage” of Nord Stream pipelines at an upcoming summit to be held in Prague, adding: “These incidents posed a threat to the European Union, and we are determined to secure our vital infrastructure.”
Russia announces the timing of repairing two gas lines
For his part, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novakthat “the damage to my line can be repaired Nord Streamwhich transports Russian gas to Europe, added:
- There are technical possibilities for repairing the two lines, according to the “Russia 1” TV channel.
- It will take a lot of time and money.
- The declaration of the United States and . must be seriously consideredUkraine And Poland last year that “Nord Stream” will not work.
The head of the State Duma’s Energy Committee also identified two ways to reform, noting that this may take more than 6 months.
- The first: the production of a special submarine unit, to replace or repair the pipes inside this unit, and the production of the engineering unit costs a long time.
- Second: Raising the pipes to the surface, and this requires cranes with a lifting capacity of 3,000 tons, technical equipment and ships.
Urgent Actions in Germany and Britain
- Following the Nord Stream crisis, Germany began building its first LNG import terminal.
- It is located near the port of Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea coast.
- During the winter, it can provide the equivalent of 20 percent of the gas that was being imported from Russia, according to Agence France-Presse.
- In Britain, the Minister of Defense, Ben Wallace, announced that his country would buy two specialized ships to protect pipelines and underwater cables.
- Wallace confirmed at the Conservative Party conference, that the government recently committed to buying two specialized ships to protect the Internet and energy in the country.
Sabotage or a third party?
For its part, the Swedish Coast Guard said, on Monday, that it was no longer possible to see any leakage in the area Baltic Sea from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, but a smaller leak from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is still visible.
“The largest leak is now no longer visible at the surface, while the smaller leak has increased slightly,” the Coast Guard said in a statement.
On Saturday, a spokesman for Nord Stream AG, the pipeline operator, said the leak from Nord Stream 2 had stopped “after a balance was achieved between gas pressure and water pressure.”
“third party”
There were conflicting accounts about the gas pipeline explosion, and both Moscow and Washington denied any connection to the incident, after exchanging these accusations.
Amid competing assumptions about who is responsible, the possibility of a third party wanting to escalate tension between international powers against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict has emerged, according to Western reports:
- Moscow had pointed the finger at an unnamed foreign country, accusing it of being responsible for gas leaking.
- Adding to that speculation, the explosions coincided with the opening of a new gas pipeline with a capacity of 10 billion cubic meters from Norway to Poland via Denmark, on Tuesday, with the aim of reducing dependence on Russian gas.
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki commented on the sabotage of the two gas pipelines, saying: “An era of hegemony Russian gas about to finish”.
In this context, the German magazine “Der Spiegel” put forward 3 hypotheses:
- Russia is trying to tamper with the pipeline and inadvertently caused an accident.
- Another country caused the leak to prevent Moscow from taking advantage of higher energy prices.
- Other non-governmental parties are behind the sabotage.
What do the experts say?
Commenting on the hypothesis of a third party, expert Jalal Al-Taweel says:
- “Under the current international situation, mysterious incidents continue, and fatal errors cannot be ruled out.”
- “It is possible that there is a third party benefiting from the explosion of gas lines, and this terrifying scenario may be able to carry out a nuclear game in Ukraine, or a tactical strike somewhere to accelerate the clash between international powers.”
- “The beneficiaries of stopping the flow of Russian gas to Europe are many. There are governments and non-governmental organizations concerned with selling gas to Europe. Ukraine, for example, may seek to strengthen the Soviet Druzhba pipeline, which passes through its territory and also transports gas from Russia to Western Europe, and there are Ukrainian nationalists who have previously threatened several times to target gas pipelines.”