Lithuania says sabotage was not the cause of the gas pipeline explosion

January 14 2023

According to Nemunas Biknius, Director General of Amber Grid, the Lithuanian gas network operator, allegations of sabotage on the main gas pipeline are not confirmed.

Biknyus noted that the initial inspection of the scene, as well as gas equipment, showed that the cause of the explosion on the pipeline, most likely, was technical problems.

Perhaps one of the seams at the junction of the pipes was broken

- said the CEO of Amber Grid.

At the same time, Biknyus added that exact information about the causes of the explosion would be known in the coming days.

An explosion on the main gas pipeline in Lithuania occurred on January 13 in the Pasvaly region, located in the north of the country and bordering Latvia. As reported, the flame from the explosion reached a height of up to 50 meters. The authorities had to evacuate residents of nearby settlements. No casualties or injuries were reported.

The gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia was built in 1978 and has recently been undergoing renovations.

Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian conflict, any events of this nature are beginning to be regarded as sabotage. And this time there were rumors about sabotage, behind which some individuals see the hand of Moscow. However, these rumors are not confirmed.

Author:: Bekhan Uzhakhov

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voice of reason 14 January 2023 15: 24
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One way or another, gas traffic was stopped due to an incident in Lithuania. The main thing is the result.
1. Uncle lee 14 January 2023 15: 28
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  Perhaps one of the seams at the junction of the pipes was broken
  It's a gas leak, not an explosion!
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2. Luka Nord 14 January 2023 15: 35
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  One way or another, gas traffic was stopped due to an incident in Lithuania. The main thing is the result.
  
  Are you an observer again? .. You will not have a rating
  I keep you in control .. Guys this is a Svidomo sulak ..
  I figured it out!!!!
3. Nyrobsky 14 January 2023 16: 08
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  One way or another, the gas traffic is stopped due to an incident in Lithuania. The main thing is the result.
  
  Is not a fact. The main gas pipelines, which were made on the territory of the USSR, run in two threads with jumpers, which allow blocking the damaged section and letting gas through the reserve section, bypassing the damage, where repair work will be carried out at that time. Most likely, the corrosion of the weld and the movement of the soil due to its uneven freezing played a role. Such babahs happen once every couple of years in any of the regions through which the pipe passes. This time zhahnulo in Lithuania. But offshore gas pipelines run in parallel and do not seem to be connected by jumpers, and there, for repair, only a pumping stop is provided with the loss of all the process gas in the pipeline.
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    Such broads happen every couple of years in any of the regions through which the pipe passes. This time zhahnulo in Lithuania.
    
    Still, Dmitry, you must admit - it’s rather strange and unusual to hear from Lithuania that Russia has nothing to do with it, that we are at least not to blame for something ...
  2. abrakadabre 15 January 2023 11: 42
    
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    Most likely, the corrosion of the weld and the movement of the soil due to its uneven freezing played a role.
    The above is not enough. It is only the formation of a leak. An ignition source is still required for a 50-meter torch babaha. At least a spark.
BARKAS 14 January 2023 15: 29
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All tomorrow he will be fired and Putin's agent will be called.
Bingo 14 January 2023 15: 29
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It was not a bobbin ...
And what did you think - who will repair the GTS left over from the USSR? I am personally glad that they do not have a nuclear power plant
1. pharmacist 14 January 2023 15: 43
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  Certainly not in a reel! ) In general, it's funny: some eccentrics with the letter "m" patched up the gas pipeline crookedly, causing millions of dollars of damage as a result. Yes, and at such an inopportune moment, when from such incidents, in addition to losing money, the Europeans also impose "bricks".
tralflot1832 14 January 2023 15: 31
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They lie, unknown saboteurs, definitely. What was the gas in the pipe - with the molecules of "freedom"?
komkovlev 14 January 2023 15: 32
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I'm surprised they didn't blame Russia.
Serving the Fatherland 14 January 2023 15: 42
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Oooooh, Petrov and Bashirov had a rest! Everything!!! Scribe to you Gayropians!
1. Dart2027 14 January 2023 16: 31
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  Petrov and Bashirov had a rest!
Shelest2000 14 January 2023 15: 51
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statements about sabotage on the main gas pipeline are not confirmed.
Sergey3 14 January 2023 16: 21
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Burn, burn bright, so that it does not go out! How timely this event is.
Arkady007 14 January 2023 16: 24
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It is necessary to make sure that there is a result of sabotage by Ukraine (scatter Ukrainian flags and cookies from Nuland, everything they do about us).
I imagine how much hysteria will be.
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In Lithuania ... not sabotage

Even if the Americans blow up the gas pipeline before their eyes, they will claim that it is
one of the seams at the junction of pipes was broken
Viktor Sergeev 14 January 2023 18: 30
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We need to send our elusive avengers and take off. Why poor gas in the 21st century? Firewood is all of them.
1. begemot20091 15 January 2023 11: 50
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  It's time for the Zhmudins to switch to wood chips and dung. They say that the BATKA promised to let them graze in the Belarusian swamps and clean the adjacent forests from deadwood for a fool. Everyone is of some use.