Gazprom had stopped supplying gas via Nord Stream 1 because of alleged technical problems. Now the Russian ambassador to the federal government is making an offer on how gas should be delivered again.
Against the background of the gas supply freeze via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, the Russian Ambassador in Berlin, Sergey Nechayev, offered to commission the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
The pipeline “is ready for use, filled with gas, meets the requirements and the technical checks have been carried out,” he said in an interview with the daily newspaper “Izvestia” published on Monday. The only thing missing is the political will of the federal government. Netchayev ruled out restarting Nord Stream 1 under the current conditions.
Delivery stop due to alleged technical problems
Russia’s state-owned company Gazprom has now completely stopped the gas deliveries via Nord Stream 1, which were already severely restricted – with reference to technical problems that allegedly cannot be solved due to the sanctions. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin also brought the Nord Stream 2 pipeline into play as a replacement.
In Berlin it is suspected that Moscow only put forward the failure of Nord Stream 1 in order to achieve its political goals – including the commissioning of Nord Stream 2 and relieving the pressure from sanctions. The federal government put the approval process for Nord Stream 2 on hold in February shortly before the Russian attack on Ukraine.
At the end of July, Russia cut back deliveries from Nord Stream 1, citing a defective turbine. At the same time, there is still a repaired turbine for Nord Stream 1 in Mülheim, which has been waiting for weeks to be transported to Russia.
The last remaining turbine has a technical defect, oil is leaking, said Nechayev. Nechayev dismissed Siemens Energy’s statement that the oil leak was not critical as “unacceptable”. “Defective systems are not operated,” he said. Germany cannot do without Russian gas in the short term.
Source: Stern
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