HELSINKI — Finland and Estonia stated Sunday that the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running inbetween the 2 nations throughout the Baltic Sea was briefly taken out of service due to a presumed leakage.
Gasgrid Finland and Elering, the Finnish and Estonian gas system operators, stated they keptinmind an uncommon drop in pressure in the pipeline soon previously 2 a.m. Sunday, after which they shut down the gas circulation.
“Based on observations, it was believed that the offshore pipeline inbetween Finland and Estonia was dripping,” Gasgrid Finland stated in a declaration. “The valves in the offshore pipeline are now closed and the leakage is hence stopped.”
The Finnish operator offered no factor for the believed leakage and stated it was examining the occurrence together with Elering. If it turns out that the spotted pressure drop is due to a leakage that has triggered damage to the pipeline, repairwork work might take “at least numerous months” depending on the nature of the damage, according to Gasgrid Finland.
In September 2022, the Nord Stream gas pipelines running inbetween Germany and Russia in the Baltic Sea were struck by surges in an inc