US blames Russia for gas pipeline sabotage
The United States said it appears Russia was responsible for this week’s Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks. US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that an investigation was underway into the cause of what she called “an act of sabotage”, adding “it is highly unlikely that these incidents are a coincidence”.
No evidence has been released as to how the leaks occurred. “It’s probably some kind of sabotage,” says Mike Fulwood of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.
“If there was an incident of a pipeline rupture or leak, accidental damage could be a possibility, this is very rare. “The most likely cause of accidental damage is an anchor dropped and dragged down the pipeline.” He added that having multiple losses in a short period of time “doesn’t seem like it could be accidental, although in theory it could be.”
High water pressure at the seafloor makes an explosion difficult, according to energy expert Professor Russell Johns of Penn State University. He says that “the Russians are unlikely to have blown up their pipeline. They could have simply cut off the gas supply at the pipeline entrance” if they had wanted to cut off supplies.
US blames Russia for gas pipeline sabotage
The money that Russia continues to receive for its fossil fuels helps finance the invasion of Ukraine. The gas that flees from the gas pipeline near the Danish island of Bornholm has been to De Pijp since Moscow closed it and said that repairs were necessary for a life artery during the delivery of Europe’s energy needs. Mrs. Granholm suggested that the energy relationship between Russia and Europe was sent to history.
