Denmark reports ‘huge leak’ of gas from Nord Stream

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the country’s authorities take the leaks in the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines very seriously. According to her, these incidents can hardly be called a coincidence. The Danish Energy Authority has a similar opinion. According to the organization, there was a “huge gas leak.”

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After the emergency, the Danish Energy Authority fears that leaks will continue.

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“There is not a small crack. This is really a huge hole,” said the director of the agency.

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According to him, it is too early to assess the damage, but “they are large.”

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The agency did not provide details about the extent of the leak.

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Ms. Frederiksen called the incident “an emergency” and did not rule out that it was “sabotage.”

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“There were three leaks. Even if there is some distance between them… It is hard to imagine that this happened by chance,” the prime minister explained at a press conference during her visit to Poland, where she took part in the opening of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline.