Operator says can’t estimate timeframe for repairs of N Stream

MOSCOW/ZURICH, Sep 27 (PRIME) -- The damages occurred at three threads of the offshore pipelines of Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipeline system at the same time are unprecedented and it is impossible to estimate the timeframe for repairs, operator Nord Stream AG said in a statement on Tuesday.

“The destruction of three threads of the offshore pipelines of the Nord Stream system in one day at the same time is unprecedented. It is still impossible to estimate the timeframe for restoration of the gas transportation infrastructure's operability,” the operator said.

Reuters reported citing a Swedish official that Sweden's Maritime Authority had issued a warning about two nearby gas leaks at the Nord Stream pipelines in Swedish and Danish waters.

A representative of the Maritime Authority confirmed that the leaks had been detected and also told PRIME that it has no information about the reasons behind the leaks.

The authority recommended that ships should not come closer than five nautical miles, or nine kilometers, to the leaks, the representative said. The warnings were sent by Navtext and VHF messengers.

It also recommended that planes fly at least one kilometer above the place of the incidents, the representative said.

Reuters also reported citing a Danish official that Denmark had called for raising preparedness of the country's energy and gas sectors following the leaks.

On Monday, Nord Stream 2 AG and Nord Stream AG said that pressure dropped in a thread of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and in both threads of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

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