Gazprom cannot guarantee operation of Nord Stream pipeline

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Gazprom says it cannot guarantee the continued operation of the Nord Stream pipeline

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Gazprom questions the continued operation of the Nord Stream pipeline

The Russian gas company Gazprom has questioned the continued operation of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline against the background of the repair of a turbine in Canada. Gazprom has not yet received any written confirmation that the repaired turbine will actually be delivered. Christoph Wanner has the first details.

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Nord Stream 1 was temporarily shut down for maintenance on Monday. The Russian gas company Gazprom has now questioned the continued operation of the pipeline after scheduled maintenance due to a missing document.

Dhe Russian gas company Gazprom has questioned the continued operation of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline against the background of the repair of a necessary turbine in Canada. Gazprom have not yet received written confirmation that the repaired turbine from Canada went to the company responsible for the installation Siemens will actually be delivered, it said on Wednesday in a statement from the Russian group. “Under these circumstances” Gazprom cannot guarantee the future operation of the line.

Referring to the defective turbine, Russia had already severely curtailed gas supplies through the Baltic Sea pipeline in mid-June. The turbine was then taken to a Siemens plant in Canada for repairs. Due to Canadian sanctions against Russia, it was initially not clear whether the device, which has since been repaired, can be returned.

However, the government in Ottawa gave the green light for the export over the weekend. The Siemens group announced that it would install the turbine as soon as possible. “Gazprom does not have a single document allowing Siemens to take the gas turbine engine that is currently being repaired in Canada out of the country,” the Russian company said.

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Regular maintenance work on the Nord Stream pipeline also began on Monday, so that gas is no longer flowing for the time being. The work should take around ten days. However, there were doubts as to whether gas would actually flow again after that.

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