Posted in accidents, energy policy, natural gas, pipelines, Russia, Uncategorized, tagged germany, Nord Stream, Putin, Tucker Carlson on February 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Here is the entire interview. The Nord Stream sabotage discussion begins just after the 1:11 mark.
Putin suggests that people consider who had an interest in sabotaging the pipelines and who had the capability. He also asks why Germany isn’t allowing gas to flow through the one Nord Stream line that wasn’t damaged. 
Posted in accidents, pipelines, tagged investigation, no jurisdiction, Nord Stream, Sweden on February 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The conclusion of the investigation is that Swedish jurisdiction does not apply and that the investigation therefore should be closed,” the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement.
Reuters
Weak, very weak. Instant Not My Job Award classic.
Posted in accidents, pipelines, tagged Nord Stream, pending announcement, Swedish prosecutor on February 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Little has changed since our last update. Will we finally get a substantive update from an official investigator?
STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The prosecutor leading Sweden’s probe into the Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts in the Baltic Sea in 2022 plans to announce a decision this week on whether to drop the case, press charges or request that someone is detained, his office said on Monday.
The statement confirmed an earlier report by Swedish daily Expressen. It was not immediately clear which day an announcement would be made, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said.
Reuters
Update per Disclose TV and others: “The Swedish public prosecutor’s office was apparently unable to identify any specific suspects.”
Posted in accidents, Gulf of Mexico, pipelines, tagged Coast Guard, Main Pass Oil Gathering, MPOG, pipeline, spill on December 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On Nov. 17, the Coast Guard reported a “crude oil release” in the Gulf of Mexico near the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) company’s pipeline system southeast of New Orleans. After 3 weeks of investigation, no pipeline leak has been identified.
The cause and source of the incident remain under investigation. The entire length of the main pipeline has been assessed to date, along with 22.16 miles of surrounding pipelines with no damage or indications of a leak identified. Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and divers continue to reassess the main pipeline and surrounding pipelines as a sustained effort to locate the source of the suspected release.
US Coast Guard
So what was the source of the spill? Another pipeline? Vessel?
Posted in accidents, California, Offshore Energy - General, pipelines, tagged Beta Unit pipeline, Coast Guard, Huntington Beach pipeline spill, NTSB on December 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Postaccident investigation determined that the containerships MSC Danit and Beijing had dragged anchor near the pipeline months before the oil release, on January 25, 2021.
previous posts on this incident
Posted in accidents, Gulf of Mexico, pipelines, tagged Gulf of Mexico, Main Pass, Main Pass Oil Gathering, pipeline spill on November 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The cause of the spill is unknown at this time. External damage (perhaps anchor dragging or vessel contact with exposed section) is a good bet.
Posted in accidents, pipelines, tagged investigations, Nord Stream, pipelines, sabotage, Seymour Hersh, Ukraine on November 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »
No, because it provides no evidence in support of either of the two prominent Nord Stream sabotage theories: (1) the Seymour Hersh account and (2) the rental yacht narrative.
When the findings from important investigations are delayed, information leaks serve to control the narrative and satisfy political or economic objectives. Why are these intelligence organizations so eager to assign blame within the Ukrainian government? Why are the actual findings of the investigations not being released? Perhaps the WP and Spiegel reporters can answer those questions.
According to the joint research by DER SPIEGEL and The Washington Post, Chervinskyi’s name is circulating both in Ukrainian and international security circles in connection with the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines. The former agent allegedly coordinated the attack and also provided support for the specialist unit behind the sabotage operation.
Cautionary note:
People in Western security circles say that the Ukrainian security apparatus is plagued with rivalries and infighting, and that information obtained from sources there must be handled with caution.
both quotes from Der Spiegel
Posted in climate, energy policy, Offshore Energy - General, pipelines, Uncategorized, tagged Denmark, germany, Nord Stream, pipelines, sabotage, Sweden on September 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Not only have no official findings been released, but there has been little new speculation since our June 2023 update. Given the political stakes, it is increasingly unlikely that the responsible parties will be identified.
Posted in accidents, decommissioning, IRF, Offshore Energy - General, pipelines, tagged aban pearl, helicopter crash, Hogan and Houchin, Huntington Beach pipeline spill, IRF, Nord Stream, NTSB, offshore accidents, pipeline regulation, regulatory fragmentation, Russell Peterson on July 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Posted in accidents, climate, Offshore Energy - General, pipelines, tagged Nord Stream, play by play, Russia, Seymour Hersh, Ukraine, US, whodunnit? on June 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Trying to keep track:
So at this time, some theories on the culprits appear to have dropped out. Those that are still in play include various versions of the Ukrainian rental yacht narrative and the Hersh account. Hopefully, the responsible parties will be identified, but given the political stakes, this is becoming increasingly unlikely.
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