October 16, 2025

Nord Stream

Current Conext : New Study by the researchers from the University of Gothenburg finds that, thousands of tonnes of methane may have dissolved in Baltic Sea.

ABOUT NORD STREAM

  • It is a pair of offshore natural gas pipelines in Europe that run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany.
  • It consists of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2.
  • It pass through the territorial waters and/or Exclusive Economic Zones of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
  • Impacts of Nord Stream Leakage: The high concentration of methane in water may have promoted the growth of methanotrophic bacteria.

ABOUT METHANE :

  • Methane (CH4) is a hydrocarbon that is a primary component of natural gas.
  • It is a colorless, odorless gas, flammable water insoluble gas.
  • Also known as marsh gas or methyl hydride.
  • The largest sources of methane are agriculture, fossil fuels and decomposition of landfill waste.

ABOUT BALTIC SEA

  • Location : Northern Europe.
  • Bordering Countries : Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany.
  • It connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the Danish Straits.
  • Major gulfs: Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Riga
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