Sabotage of "Nord Stream" .. Who bears the cost of repair?

Europeresulting in two gas leaks per "North Stream -1" and another in "North Stream – 2" near the Danish island of Bornholm.

On the same day, the Bornholm seismograph recorded an earthquake at two o’clock in the morning and another tremor at seven in the evening. Seismologists have also recorded Sweden Powerful explosions under the sea before the gas leak.

On September 27, the Danish military said it had photographs indicating the appearance of circles ranging from 200 to 1,000 meters in diameter on the surface of the Baltic Sea following the bombings.

On September 28, the Swedish and Danish authorities announced that the cause of the gas leak, which was released at two locations of the pipeline, was not yet known. "Nord Stream 1".

On September 29, Sweden announced the discovery of a fourth gas leak from the pipeline. Company said "Nord Stream A. J." The gas leakage from Nord Stream 1 is expected to stop by Monday.

mutual accusations

Over the past days, exchange the West Russia accuses itself of being behind the sabotage of the two gas pipelines between Russia And Europe.

accused KyivMoscow, by carrying out a sabotage operation aimed at stopping gas supplies to Europe, describing the incident as"terrorist attack" planned.
while face Kremlin The accusation, to unnamed foreign countries, and his spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that "The involvement of a foreign country is suspected in the gas leakage from 4 sites in the Nord Stream 1 and . pipelinesNord Stream 2".
The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said: "It has not yet been determined who is responsible for the vandalism, but it is very clear who is behind the incident".
The Russian security services announced that the Public Prosecutor’s Office had opened an investigation into the sabotage of the gas pipeline, stressing that Russia had suffered great economic damage as a result of the accident.
The Security Council is expected to meet on Friday, at Russia’s request, to discuss the issue gas leaking from two pipelines "Nord Stream".

Expensive

About the extent of the expected damages, Mustafa Bazarkan, Director of the Center for Energy Information and Studies, says: "The first reconnaissance of the gas pumping station after the three leaks incidents indicated that the pipeline could be repaired within the next few weeks, but today, after the fourth leak, the consequences of sabotage resulting from the leak are increasing. Gas Thus, the economic and environmental damages from the leakage of methane gas increase".

And Al-Bazarkan explains, in an interview with the site "Sky News Arabia"that the leaking process can cause ignition, which puts ships close to it at risk, noting that the political decision precedes the technical decision, which delays the repair process and the gas outage continues.

For his part, Jassim Mohammed, head of the European Center for Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence Studies, indicates that the gas leak is at 4 points below Baltic Sea It is an expensive repair.

Who pays the bill?

About who bears the repair of the gas line, Muhammad explains, in an interview with " Sky News Arabia, that Nord Stream 1 is owned by a company "Gazprom" The Russian company belongs to the state, while Nord Stream 2 is owned by a Russian company, a Swiss company, and a German company responsible for pumping gas, so the biggest loser is Russia.

And"In such works, there is a guarantor insurance company that covers the cost of repair, and this applies to normal cases related to natural faults, but in the case of sabotage work depends on the type of insurance registered with the companies responsible for the line"According to Muhammad.

He refers to another option, in the event that one of the parties to the conflict proves the involvement of the other party in the sabotage, the second becomes obligated to repair, and the procedures are carried out in accordance with the International Criminal Court and the second conventions, excluding the identification of the party responsible for the accident.

Al-Razkan agrees with the previous opinion, that whoever bears the cost of repair is determined by the investigations, and they are responsible for confirming or denying the occurrence Sabotage In light of the threats of the alliance NATOConfronting any party that attacks the facilities of its member states.

Nord Stream

Nord Stream 1 extends over 1,200 km under the Baltic Sea from Saint Petersburg, Russia to the northeast Germany.
It became operational in November 2011 and can transport a maximum of 170 million cubic meters of gas per day.
On September 2, discontinued Russia Transporting gas to Europe via the pipeline indefinitely.
Nord Stream 2 connects Russia with northern Germany.
It extends at a depth of 1230 km under the Baltic Sea.
It was planned to transport 55 billion cubic meters of Gas.
On February 22, Germany halted the tube approval process.

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what happened?

On September 26, successive accidents occurred near the two pipelines exporting Russian gas to EuropeWhich resulted in two gas leaks, one in “North Stream-1” and another in “North Stream-2” near the Danish island of Bornholm.
On the same day, the Bornholm seismograph recorded an earthquake at two o’clock in the morning and another tremor at seven in the evening. Seismologists have also recorded Sweden Powerful explosions under the sea before the gas leak.
On September 27, the Danish military said it had photographs indicating the appearance of circles ranging from 200 to 1,000 meters in diameter on the surface of the Baltic Sea following the bombings.
On September 28, the Swedish and Danish authorities announced that it was not yet known what caused the gas leak, which was released at two locations of the pipeline.Nord Stream 1“.
On September 29, Sweden announced the discovery of a fourth gas leak from the pipeline. Nord Stream AG said. The gas leakage from Nord Stream 1 is expected to stop by Monday.

mutual accusations

Over the past days, exchange the West Russia accuses itself of being behind the sabotage of the two gas pipelines between Russia And Europe.

accused KyivMoscow has carried out a sabotage operation aimed at stopping gas supplies to Europe, describing the incident as a planned “terrorist attack”.
while face Kremlin The accusation, to unnamed foreign countries, and his spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that he “suspected the involvement of a foreign country in the gas leakage from 4 sites in the Nord Stream 1 and 1 pipelines.”Nord Stream 2“.
The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said that “it has not yet been determined who is responsible for the sabotage, but it is very clear who is behind the incident.”
The Russian security services announced that the Public Prosecutor’s Office had opened an investigation into the sabotage of the gas pipeline, stressing that Russia had suffered great economic damage as a result of the accident.
The Security Council is expected to meet on Friday, at Russia’s request, to discuss the issue gas leaking of the Nord Stream pipelines.

Expensive

On the extent of the expected damage, Mustafa Al-Bazarkan, Director of the Center for Energy Information and Studies, said, “The first reconnaissance of the gas pumping station after the three leaks incidents indicated the possibility of repairing the pipeline within the next few weeks, but today, after the fourth leak, the consequences of sabotage resulting from the leak are increasing. Gas Thus, the economic and environmental damages from methane gas leakage will increase.

In his interview with Sky News Arabia, Bazarkan explained that the leaking process could cause ignition, which would endanger ships near it, noting that the political decision precedes the technical decision, which delays the repair process and the gas outage continues.

For his part, Jassim Mohammed, head of the European Center for Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence Studies, indicates that the gas leak is at 4 points below Baltic Sea It is an expensive repair.

Who pays the bill?

Regarding who is responsible for the repair of the gas line, Muhammad explained, in his interview with Sky News Arabia, that Nord Stream 1 is owned by the Russian state-owned company, “Gazprom”, while Nord Stream 2 is owned by a Russian company, a Swiss company, and a German company responsible for pumping gas, so The biggest loser is Russia.

And “in such works, there is a guarantor insurance company that covers the cost of repair, and this applies to normal cases related to natural faults, but in the case of sabotage work it depends on a type of insurance registered with the companies responsible for the line,” according to Mohammed.

Nord Stream

Nord Stream 1 extends over 1,200 km under the Baltic Sea from Saint Petersburg, Russia to the northeast Germany.
It became operational in November 2011 and can transport a maximum of 170 million cubic meters of gas per day.
On September 2, discontinued Russia Transporting gas to Europe via the pipeline indefinitely.
Nord Stream 2 connects Russia with northern Germany.
It extends at a depth of 1230 km under the Baltic Sea.
It was planned to transport 55 billion cubic meters of Gas.
On February 22, Germany halted the tube approval process.