Highlights Energy agency raises level of preparedness due to ‘rare’ leaks Two leaks identified on Nord Stream, one leak on Nord Stream 2 Nord Stream operator flags one-month pipeline outage A total of three leaks have been detected on the parallel Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline systems from Russia to Germany, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) said Sept. 27. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now A sharp drop in pressure was noted late Sept. 26 on both two-string pipelines — neither of which were flowing gas to Europe. Nonetheless, the DEA said that breaches of such pipelines were “extremely rare”, prompting the agency to raise Denmark’s level of energy preparedness. Nord Stream was halted on Aug. 31 and has not resumed flow due to what Russia’s Gazprom has described as maintenance issues on turbines at the Portovaya compressor […]