“Pipeline Terror”: Nord Stream 2 Offers Germany a Date with Destiny

Counter Information ^ | October 7, 2022 | Pepe Escobar

[House Atreides]

The twists and turns of the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) saga have yielded yet another stunning game-changer.

It started with Gazprom revealing that the Line B string of NS2 is intact; not only it escaped Pipeline Terror but may “potentially” be used to pump gas to Germany.

That confirms once again that NS2 is an engineering marvel. In fact the whole system: the pipes are so strong they were not broken, but merely punctured.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak followed up, with a caveat: restoration of the whole system, including NS, is possible, and “requires time and…funds”.….

… Subsequently in Vienna, attending the Opec+ meeting, Novak remarked the Russian Federation is “ready to supply gas through the second line of Nord Stream 2. This is possible if necessary”.

So we know it’s possible. “Necessary” will depend on a political decision by Germany….

… Whatever the modus operandi of Pipeline Terror, incompetence was part of the package. No explosive charges were placed or detonated on Line B of NS2.

That means, as Novak said, it’s virtually ready for business. Line B is capable of pumping 27.5 billion cubic meters of gas a year, which happens to be half of the total capacity of NS.

NS’s capacity had been reduced to 20%, due to the interminable turbine saga, before it was completely shut down. Crucially, Line B of NS2 would still pump 2.75 times the capacity of the recently inaugurated Baltic Pipe from Norway to Poland via Denmark. Which basically profits Poland, unlike NS2 servicing several EU customers.

In a rational world, Berlin would scrap the Russian sanctions pile up and immediately order the start of forever-delayed NS2, guaranteed to at least attenuate the ongoing process of de-energization, de-industrialization and deep socio-economic crisis imposed by the usual suspects on Germany.

[House Atreides]

This is an excellent piece by Escobar and there is much more at the linked site (‘Counter Information - Uncovering the mainstream media lies’).

I have a comment on one section. “… incompetence was part of the package. No explosive charges were placed or detonated on Line B of NS2.…”. Common sense is telling me that explosive charges WERE placed on that line but for some reason either did not detonate or did detonate but did not yield the desired result on the line.

We won’t know for sure until we get an honest technical report from the Swedish/Danish/German investigative team — IF we get an honest report. And we may not get an honest report if the perpetrator(s) are allied.

[cranked]

Pepe pretty spot on about a lot of things he writes about and this article just another notch.

[pepsionice]

FYI for folks....NS II is not authorized by the Germans to pump anything. So when they hint that NS I might not be coming back....they are inviting the Germans to approve the status of NS II.

No one has said much within the government, but I doubt that they fall for this gimmick. But I should note this...on movement of natural gas....NS II was supposed to be more effective (higher rate) than NS I.

[cranked]

Germans are not going to make a move on NSII without US approval....

[Paladin2]

BiXiden can’t even wreck the whole pipeline infrastructure?

Whatta dufus.

[House Atreides]

Unless, of course, a participating patriotic (and wise) special operator SABOTAGED THE SABOTAGE. And what a book THAT would make,

[Paladin2]

Lord only knows.

The whole situation is a total CF.

There is more data available than the JFK assassination, but the details will be totally suppressed.

[kiryandil]

But I should note this...on movement of natural gas....NS II was supposed to be more effective (higher rate) than NS I.

???