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Nord Stream gas pipeline (offline)

Bornholm, Mer Baltique55.50°N 15.50°E
computed criticality29/100
reading
≈55 bcm/year per line, offline since the September 2022 sabotage
2022
Market priceTTF gas · €/MWh
57.4€/MWh
▲37% over 30dthis week ▲ 18%

Indicative delayed market price: a tension gauge, distinct from the physical flow. A rise signals the input tightening.

Fault line

The artery that tied Russian gas to Germany, sabotaged in 2022. Its neutralisation forced Europe to switch urgently to LNG, tightening the Atlantic market for the long run and redrawing the continent's energy map.

Actors
Gazprom
Depends on 1
Bovanenkovo, Gazprom (Yamal)Grids & Energy · Link↗
Sources
Investigations into the 2022 sabotage ; IEA