Latest "Nord Stream" stop leaking! "At least 80,000 tons of methane spread" How big is the impact?
The two major pipelines "Nord Stream-1" and "Nord Stream-2", which transport natural gas from Russia to Europe, have caused global concern.
On the evening of Oct. 2, the Danish Energy Agency said that the Nord Stream-1 gas pipeline has stopped leaking gas and the pressure is stable, according to CCTV news. "The Nord Stream-2 pipeline has also stopped leaking gas. According to the Norwegian Institute for Atmospheric Research, at least 80,000 tons of methane gas has spread into the ocean and atmosphere. The United Nations Environment Programme says this may be the worst methane leak on record. The Danish government estimates that as much as 778 million cubic meters of gas may have leaked according to the worst case scenario. Experts say that if the Danish government's "worst-case" estimate comes true, it would amount to the release of about 500,000 tons of methane, five times the amount of methane released from the Aliso Canyon gas well in the United States when it leaked in 2016.
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