The leak at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the sea off Bornholm is now causing Norway to step up its preparedness. The leak in the Baltic Sea, which may be due to an attack or sabotage, has led to close contact between Norway's government, police, defense and other authorities on Tuesday.
- Based on this, the government has decided to take measures to step up preparedness related to infrastructure, land facilities and installations on the Norwegian shelf, says Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland.
- Part of the background is reports of increased drone activity, he explains.
The Norwegian shelf is a term for the land mass that extends into the great ocean depths. The minister also says that the authorities are now in the process of mapping the situation. The gas leaks in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm are from the two gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2. Leaks have been detected in three places.
- On a general basis, I would say that there is a lot of attention to safe operation on the Norwegian shelf, says Terje Aasland.
He adds that the situation in the Baltic Sea is also being closely monitored.
- Judging from the information that has emerged during the day, there is much that can indicate that this is sabotage, he says.
Seismologists say that there were explosions - not earthquakes or landslides. The Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, also says that it is reasonable to believe that there was sabotage against the pipelines. He refuses to point out who could be behind it.
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