@philippilk: 1/ Now that the Nordstream pipelines are gone it's worth thinking about how a deindustrialisation of Europe via permantly high energy prices. 🧵 2/ European manufacturing will no longer be economically v...…
The extent of the damage means the Nord Stream pipelines are unlikely to be able to carry any gas to Europe this winter even if there was political will to bring them online, analysts at the Eurasia Group said.
“Depending on the scale of the damage, the leaks could even mean a permanent closure of both lines,” analysts Henning Gloystein and Jason Bush wrote.
If you look at the surface picture of the leaks they do look substantial. The repair work is also going to be cost prohibitive, meaning that under current circumstances the chances of repair work being done are not high.
Al Jazeer says the opposite:
If you look at the surface picture of the leaks they do look substantial. The repair work is also going to be cost prohibitive, meaning that under current circumstances the chances of repair work being done are not high.
Damn. Looks like we’re really screwed this winter, then.