At this rate, the two pipelines, which are leaking at three points, are expected to empty on Sunday.
More than half of the gas contained in pipelines on the bottom of the Baltic Sea that experienced unexplained explosions earlier this week has now leaked, Denmark’s Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
At that rate, the two pipelines, which are leaking at three points, are expected to be empty by Sunday, agency chief Christopher Betchau said.
According to the agency’s calculations, the environmental impact of the spill is almost equal to that of Denmark’s annual emissions. The leak is mostly methane, according to the same source.
There is not considered to be a risk to the health of the population, especially the residents of the island of Bornholm, in the Baltic Sea, according to the agency.
Denmark, the European Union and NATO believe that the leaks in Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 was due to “sabotage”.
Washington: Too early to talk about sabotage
Despite concerns by US allies that the cracks in the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline were caused by deliberate actions, Washington considers it too early to conclude that it was sabotage, a senior US military official said yesterday.
It’s not clear yet, the official said during a Pentagon press briefing, asking not to be named. “Many of our partners, I think, have decided or believe that it is sabotage. I’m not in a position to be able to tell you one way or the other.”
When asked if any US involvement in the case could be ruled out, the military official clarified: “We had absolutely no involvement.”
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