A spokeswoman for the firm running Nord Stream 2 told AFP on Saturday that a pressure balance between gas and water caused the gas leak from the pipeline under the Baltic Sea to stop.
Ulrich Lesek stated that “there is still gas in the pipeline” and added that “the pressure of the water led to the sealing of the pipeline in a way that prevents the gas inside it from leaking.”
Lysek responded that it was yet unknown how much gas was thought to be in the pipeline.
The leak in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which was far more powerful, was not immediately known.
After Russia cut off gas supplies to Europe in what is thought to be retaliation for Western sanctions following the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines connecting Russia and Germany have become the focal point of geopolitical tensions.
The two pipes, which are not in use right now, both carried gas before being subjected to what seems to have been a sabotage effort, which resulted in four leaks.
According to a Danish-Swedish assessment released on Friday, the leaks were caused by undersea explosions with a volume comparable to using hundreds of tonnes of explosives.
“All available information shows that these explosions were the result of a purposeful act,” the two nations claimed.
But despite Moscow and Washington’s denials of guilt, the explosions’ origins remain a mystery.
The Baltic Sea leaks, which were discovered on Monday, took place near the Danish island of Bornholm.
Two leaks happened in the Danish territory, two more in the Swedish exclusive economic zone.
Ulrich Lesek disclosed that earlier on Saturday, Nord Stream 2 had notified the Danish energy regulator that the gas leak had been stopped.
The leaks were predicted to continue until the pipelines ran out of gas, which was predicted to occur on Sunday by the Danish authorities.
Late on Friday, the Swedish Coast Guard reported that the two Nord Stream 2 leaks appeared to be weakening as a result of gas depletion in the pipelines.
Only 20 metres, or 10 times less than it was at first, are visible on the sea’s surface near the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone where there appears to be a leakage.
The apparent diameter of the Nord Stream 1 breach on the sea surface dropped to 600 metres on Friday, down from 900 to 1,000 metres on Monday.
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