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FILE - The Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, lit by the evening sun in ...

The Nord Stream 1 pipeline leading from Russia to Europe has reported a drop in pressure, only hours after a leak was reported in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea off Denmark, the German economy ministry said late Monday, Sept. “Since the Russian supply stopped at the beginning of September no gas has flowed through Nord Stream 1 anymore. FILE - The Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, lit by the evening sun in Lubmin, Germany, Wednesday, July 20, 2022.

The evidence points to a violent act, rather than a technical issue, according to a German security official.

“We want to monitor thoroughly Denmark’s critical infrastructure in order to strengthen the security of supply going forward.” “It’s impossible now to estimate the timeframe for restoring operations of the gas shipment infrastructure.” Russia is disrupting gas flows to raise the political heat on European leaders as winter energy shortages loom. The gas leaks also pose environmental and safety risks. Germany Economy Ministry said it was working with the Federal Network Agency to investigate three simultaneous gas leaks in the Baltic Sea from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines. In response to the pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea, Denmark is tightening security around energy assets.

Germany's economy ministry declined to comment on "speculation." The pipelines' operator said they'd suffered "unprecedented" damage in a single day.

Since Russia halted gas supplies to Europe in early September, no gas has flowed through Nord Stream 1, the Federal Network Agency said. The Swedish Maritime Authority [said](https://www-o.sjofartsverket.se/en/Maritime-services/Maritime-Traffic-Information/Navigational-Warnings/031350-UTC-JAN/) leaks had been detected in both Nord Steam 1 and Nord Stream 2 near Bornholm. [Die Welt](https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/energie/plus241276421/Massiver-Druckabfall-Pipeline-Nord-Stream-2-teilweise-zerstoert.html), another German publication, reported that the timing of the damage suggested sabotage, and was unlikely to be an accident. Kubiak added that he didn't think it made sense for Ukraine or the West to sabotage the pipelines, per Politico. A spokesperson for Germany's economy ministry told Insider it "doesn't participate in speculation." Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, the newer Nord Stream 2 system, which at the time was filled with natural-gas but wasn't operational, was suspended.

Germany: Gazprom's explanation of technical problems as the reason for reducing gas flows through Nord Stream 1 have been rejected by German officials as a ...

“Since the Russian supply stopped at the beginning of September no gas has flowed through Nord Stream 1 anymore. 24, Berlin has been trying to look for other sources of energy. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline leading from Russia to Europe has reported a drop in pressure, only hours after a leak was reported in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea off Denmark, the German economy ministry said.