Blasts hit a natural gas pipeline in Iran that an official says was an act of sabotage

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Explosions struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran early Wednesday, with an official blaming the blasts on a “sabotage and terrorist action” in the country as tensions remain high in the Middle East amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Details were scarce, though the blasts hit a … Read more

The Last-Ditch Effort to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

With the Supreme Court green-lighting the MVP, it seems to Larkin and others that there’s only one thing left to do. That is, throw their bodies upon the gears, in hopes of at least slowing things down for one more day, every day, for as long as possible, by force if nothing else. “We knew from … Read more

Kremlin, asked about damaged Baltic pipeline, says threats to Russia ‘unacceptable’

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that any threats made against Russia were “unacceptable” after Latvia’s president said NATO should shut the Baltic Sea to shipping if Moscow were found responsible for damage to a gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also repeated Moscow’s denial of any involvement in … Read more

Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline

Sweden has reported partial damage to an undersea telecom cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia ByThe Associated Press October 17, 2023, 11:44 AM STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Tuesday reported partial damage to an undersea telecom cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia that authorities believe happened at the same time as damage … Read more

Finland: Baltic Sea gas pipeline damage likely from ‘external activity’

Comment on this storyComment BRUSSELS — Damage to a gas pipeline and a communications cable in the Baltic Sea was probably caused by “external activity,” Finland’s president said Tuesday. The Balticconnector gas pipeline, which runs between Finland and Estonia, was shut down early Sunday due to an unusual drop in pressure. “It is likely that … Read more

A Baltic Sea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is shut down over a suspected leak

HELSINKI — Finland and Estonia said Sunday that the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running between the two countries across the Baltic Sea was temporarily taken out of service due to a suspected leak. Gasgrid Finland and Elering, the Finnish and Estonian gas system operators, said they noted an unusual drop in pressure in the pipeline … Read more