BERLIN—Untangling the mystery of who carried out the Nord Stream pipelines blasts could become a major factor in multibillion-dollar arbitration pro

Nord Stream Mystery Looms in Multibillion-Dollar Arbitration Cases Against Russia

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2023-03-14 20:00:19

BERLIN—Untangling the mystery of who carried out the Nord Stream pipelines blasts could become a major factor in multibillion-dollar arbitration proceedings that European energy companies have filed against Russian state-run gas giant Gazprom PJSC.

Investigators in Europe are scrambling to figure out who ordered the apparent act of sabotage. U.S. officials said this week they were probing the possibility that a pro-Ukrainian group was responsible for the blasts. Officials on both sides of the Atlantic have said they increasingly believe that neither Russian-government nor pro-Russian operatives were behind the sabotage, while cautioning it was too early to designate a culprit.