Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark September 27, 2022.
Sweden's daily Expressen reported that a section measuring at least 50 metres (164 feet) was missing from the ruptured Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline.
Reuters could not independently verify that the images published by the paper were of Nord Stream 1.
The measure would not launch immediately but would require a separate EU proposal and approval from EU countries to go ahead.
Nord Stream 2 had not started commercial deliveries.