Nord Stream AG, the operator of the ruptured Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, has been granted permission to survey an area in Danish waters, Reuters reported, citing the Danish Geodata Agency.
The application, sent to the Danish Geodata Agency on October 13, was given the green light on November 1, an agency spokesperson said.
It gives Nord Stream AG permission to survey depths in Denmark's exclusive economic zone.
The agency told Reuters that the operator has already sent a chartered ship to waters off the coast of Sweden to inspect the damage on the pipeline, which carries gas from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea.
Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that energy giant Gazprom was allowed to examine the sites of the explosions at the Nord Stream pipelines and has seen the damage.
(With input from Reuters)