Facility

Nord Stream 1 Pipeline (Baltic Sea — SABOTAGED)

Nord Stream 1: twin 48-inch subsea pipelines, ~55 bcm/year capacity, running 1,224 km from Vyborg (Russia) across the Baltic Sea to Lubmin (Germany). Commissioned 2011 and 2012. Was the largest single gas import route into Europe, supplying Germany and connecting to European grid. Capacity had already been reduced by Gazprom to 20% (June 2022) citing turbine maintenance disputes. On September 26, 2022, four underwater explosions destroyed both Nord Stream 1 pipelines and one of two Nord Stream 2 pipelines in international waters near Bornholm, Denmark. Attributed to deliberate sabotage; investigations by Germany, Sweden, Denmark ongoing (Sweden closed its investigation citing jurisdiction). Permanent physical destruction of largest European gas import infrastructure. Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/blast-caused-gas-leak-nord-stream-pipeline-swedish-coast-guard-2022-09-27/