As announced early Wednesday morning, the gas supply via the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline from Russia to Germany came to a standstill. According to Nord Stream AG’s website, no significant amount flowed in the hour from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. The amount had already fallen the hour before.
The reason: From August 31 to September 2, the only remaining gas compressor unit of the Portovaya compressor station will be serviced. According to the Russian state-owned company Gazprom, operations should resume early Saturday morning.
Kremlin: Sanctions hinder normal service work
For the head of the German federal network agency, Klaus Müller, the maintenance work is technically incomprehensible. Most recently, only about 20 percent of the maximum possible amount came through the pipeline. According to Gazprom, there are also technical reasons for this, which the German government, among others, doubts. The Kremlin, in turn, said: “Russia was, is and will be ready to fulfill its obligations.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the West of hindering normal maintenance work on the pipeline’s turbines with his sanctions.
The pipeline was already paused in July
The gas supply via Nord Stream 1 had already been stopped for several days in July – at the time, however, due to annual maintenance work, which Nord Stream AG had announced as a long-term operating company.
Source: Krone
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