From this Tuesday onwards, 20 percent or 33 million cubic meters of gas would flow through the most important supply line to Germany every day, the company announced on Monday. The reason was the repair of another turbine, it said.
Nord Stream 1: Gazprom sees further problems with the turbine
Despite the documents it has received, the Russian energy company Gazprom sees further problems with the installation of the turbine serviced in Canada. The documents raised “additional questions”, and risks have still not been clarified.
Despite the accompanying documents received, the Russian energy company Gazprom sees risks for the installation of the turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which is being serviced in Canada. “Gazprom has studied the relevant documents, but has to state that they do not solve the aforementioned risks and raise additional questions.” , the company announced on its Telegram channel. Question marks remain about gas deliveries via the Baltic Sea pipeline.
Gazprom is demanding that the turbine be removed from the scope of Canadian sanctions. This must also be documented, otherwise the operation represents a significant risk of sanctions, according to the company. In addition, questions remain about the sanctions imposed by the EU and Great Britain, which are important for the delivery of this turbine and the repair of other units of the Baltic Sea pipeline.
Delivery cuts since June
In June, Gazprom cut deliveries via Nord Stream 1 to 40 percent, citing the missing turbine, which was repaired in Canada and initially not returned to Russia because of the sanctions. The Federal Government considers this to be an advanced argument. According to Economics Minister Robert Habeck, Gazprom has enough turbines. However, Berlin still advocated delivery of the turbine so as not to give Russia an excuse for supply cuts. At the request of Germany, the machine was finally brought to Germany to be transported from there to Russia.
Gazprom, whose subsidiary Nord Stream AG owns the turbine, recently cited missing documents as the reason for the delay in transport. Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to cut supplies from 40 percent to 20 percent of the maximum if the turbine is not reinstalled this week.
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