A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight

  • Damage to the subsea Balticonnector natural gas pipeline that links Estonia and Finland was likely caused by “external activity,” Finland President Sauli Niinistö said Tuesday. A leak forced operators to shut the system down over the weekend, and repairs could take months.
  • “The cause of the damage is not yet clear, the investigation continues in cooperation between Finland and Estonia,” Niinistö said, adding that he has been in contact with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization  for possible assistance with the investigation.
  • The leak on the 92 Bcf/year Balticonnector comes roughly a year after the Nord Stream natural gas system linking Russia and Europe ruptured after it was sabotaged following Russia’s invasion...