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rasz
>Nord Stream 2’s operator said pressure in the undersea pipeline dropped from 105 to 7 bar overnight.

normal pressure at the depth of the pipeline = ruptured

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/nord-stream-ag-opera...

looks like someone finally blew them up

x0re4x
There is no need to guess:

"There will be no longer a Nord Stream 2. We will bring an end to it."

https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1490791554088321024

epakai
Biden said this on February 7th. On the 22nd the German Chancellor suspended it's certification.

There's no reason to sabatoge the pipeline when a year before it was Biden who waived sanctions on it. What changed both country's stance was the invasion. Germany became fully onboard with shutting it down after the Ukraine invasion.

Only Russia has anything to gain from such destruction (if it proves to be sabatoge) at this point by keeping the pressure on Europe's energy situation.

22c
Your linked article talks about NS1.

> Nord Stream AG operator says looking into decline in pressure in Nord Stream 1

The GP article talks about NS2.

> Nord Stream 2 pipeline pressure collapses mysteriously overnight

Did pressure "mysteriously" drop in both NS1 and NS2 or does one of these news outlets have their wires crossed?

rasz
It sure looks like both had an accident.
eurasiantiger
The pipeline was never in use, but it was filled with 300 million cubic metres of gas, which presumably could have been pumped out and used to at least some degree, even if more gas was not being pumped into the pipeline.