Nord Stream operator investigating pressure drop in gas pipeline

26 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lubmin: Pipe systems and shut-off devices in the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the Eugal long-distance gas pipeline (foreground -European gas connection pipeline). In the night of 26.09.2022, there was a pressure drop in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, according to the operator. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa (Photo by Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Nord Stream AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany and into Europe, said Monday it was investigating the reasons behind a drop in pressure in the pipeline.

“Tonight, the dispatchers of the Nord Stream 1 control center registered a pressure drop on both strings of the gas pipeline. The reasons are being investigated,” the operator said in a statement.

Earlier on Monday the pressure also plunged in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and authorities are trying to find out why, the German authorities said.