Nord Stream Closes Line 2 Due to Munitions Discovery

The Nord Stream consortium has stopped gas shipments via the Baltic Sea through one of its two lines, explaining it will resume transportation as soon as the Swedish Armed Forces dispose of the "munitions object" found on November 7 during routine survey operations.

"Transportation through Line 2, closed at inlet as a precautionary measure, will be resumed as soon as the disposal of the object is confirmed," reads a statement published by the consortium on Wednesday.  

According to the consortium, led by Russia’s Gazprom, the location of the object is in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) approximately 120 km away from the island of Gotland.

"The status will be further updated as details become available," reads the website, explaining that there is no set timeline can be given for when work will be completed due to harsh weather conditions.  

Total capacity of the two lines is 55 billion cubic metres per year.