The Russian gas company Gazprom further cuts supplies through the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1. From this Wednesday on, 20 percent would still flow through the most important supply line to Germany every day.
Russia is once again drastically reducing gas supplies through the Nord Stream Baltic Sea pipeline leading to Germany. As of Wednesday, 6 a.m. CEST, the transmissions would be reduced to just 33 million cubic meters of gas per day, the energy company Gazprom said on Monday in the online service Telegram. This corresponds to around 20 percent of the capacity of the pipeline, the current delivery volumes are around 40 percent.
The federal government reacted with incomprehension to the announced further reduction in gas delivery volumes via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. “According to our information, there is no technical reason for a reduction in deliveries,” said a spokeswoman for the Federal Ministry of Economics on Monday.
“No technical reason” for throttling
According to information from the Federal Network Agency, there is no technical reason for the renewed reduction in gas delivery volume through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. “We have taken note of the announcement,” said a spokeswoman for the authority on Monday evening. The Federal Network Agency is closely monitoring the situation in close cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the gas crisis team. “According to our information, there is no technical reason for a reduction in deliveries,” she said.
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin threatened last week that there could be a further cut in gas supplies via Nord Stream 1 around July 26. He had referred to turbines used by the Russian energy company.
Turbine for the Kremlin reason of gas throttling
According to this, a throttling is possible if a turbine repaired in Canada is not available again in time. Another turbine should therefore be sent around July 26 for repairs.
Gas deliveries via the currently most important connection to Germany for Russian natural gas were only resumed on Thursday after a ten-day routine maintenance. As early as June, Gazprom had reduced deliveries via the pipeline to 40 percent of maximum capacity and referred to the turbine being sent to Canada for repairs. The federal government considers this to be a pretext.
Overall, according to Gazprom, the pipeline has a daily capacity of 167 million cubic meters of gas. Germany is heavily dependent on Russian gas. A complete stop or a drastic reduction in deliveries could have massive consequences for industry and the population. The West accuses Russia of cutting gas supplies in retaliation for sanctions imposed over the Ukraine conflict.
Editor’s note: The introductory text previously mentioned Tuesday. This has been corrected. We ask for apology.
Source: Stern
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