China News Agency, Moscow, October 4th (Tian Bing and Liu Jingyao) The Nord Stream AG, the operator of the "Nord Stream-1" project, issued an announcement on the 4th saying that due to the lack of a permit, it is currently unable to start the operation of the damaged pipeline. Check the natural gas pipeline section.
According to the company's announcement on the same day, according to the calculation results, as of October 3, the pressure in the two pipelines of the "Beixi-1" natural gas pipeline has been stabilized.
But the company has so far been unable to inspect the damaged section of the gas pipeline without obtaining the necessary permits previously requested.
According to the announcement, in accordance with the requirements of the Swedish authorities, in order to carry out relevant investigations, activities such as sailing, anchoring, diving, fishing, the use of controlled underwater equipment and geophysical mapping in the area around the leak of the Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic Sea are prohibited.
According to the information the company received from Denmark, it could take more than 20 working days to process the company's request to inspect the damaged pipeline.
The company will continue to communicate with relevant parties.
In addition, the owner of the vessel, which the company has rented and is equipped with the equipment required for the inspection, informed that it has not yet received a notification from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for permission to travel to the inspection site.
Earlier in the day, Nord Stream2 AG, which is responsible for the operation of the "Nord Stream-2", said it would start inspections after the investigation was completed and the ban on the relevant area was lifted.
On September 26, the second-line company of the Nord Stream Natural Gas Pipeline stated that the pressure of the "North Stream-2" natural gas pipeline near Bornholm Island in Denmark dropped sharply for unknown reasons.
Later that day, the Beixi Natural Gas Pipeline Company said that the pressure of the two "Beixi-1" gas pipelines was monitored that day.
Swedish seismologists detected two explosions on the "Nord Stream-1" and "North Stream-2" pipelines on September 26.
On September 29, the Swedish Coast Guard discovered a fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipeline.
The Swedish Coast Guard reported on the 3rd that no bubbles could be observed on the sea surface of the "Nord Stream-1" leak point, while the diameter of the bubbles on the sea surface of the "Nord Stream-2" leak point was still 15 to 20 meters.
The "North Stream-1" natural gas pipeline starts from Vyborg, Russia in the east, and goes to Germany via the Baltic Sea. It is the main pipeline for Russia's gas transmission to Europe, with an annual gas transmission capacity of 55 billion cubic meters.
The project operator consists of five companies, of which Gazprom (Gazprom) subsidiary holds 51% of the shares, two German companies hold 15.5% each, and one Dutch and French company each hold 9%.
The "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline is a cooperative project between Gazprom and five European companies. It can transport 55 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe every year. The pipeline starts from Russia in the east and reaches Germany via the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
Affected by the changes in the situation in Russia and Ukraine, the German government announced in February to suspend the certification process of the project, which has not yet been put into use.
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