Supplies stopped through the Nord Stream gas pipeline

The European Union suspects that Moscow this time will stop gas supplies under the guise of repairing the pipeline.

Deliveries through the Nord Stream gas pipeline were suspended for ten days from 11 to 21 July. This was reported on Sunday, July 10, by the Russian edition of TASS.

They said preventive shutdowns for gas pipeline maintenance are conducted once a year and affect the entire gas production and delivery chain. However, “preventing the maintenance of a gas pipeline has never attracted such attention.”

It was reported that the operator agreed in advance on the schedule and work plan with partners for gas transportation.

Thus, Ukraine’s GTS remains the only route for Russia’s gas supplies to Western and Central European countries. Gazprom reported that Ukraine is said to be confirming applications in the amount of approximately 40 million cubic meters. m per day.

The Nord Stream is a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, which passes under the Baltic Sea. Construction began in 2010, and gas supplies on the same line began in autumn 2012. The maximum capacity of the gas pipeline is 55 billion cubic meters. m per year.

It was learned that on June 14, Gazprom reduced gas supplies through the Nord Stream from 167 to 100 million cubic meters. m per day, which explains it by the delay in the repair of gas pumping units of the German company Siemens. The corporation said they were fixed in a factory in Canada and now could not be returned due to the country’s sanctions against Russia.

Recall that Ukraine failed in Canada’s decision to return to Germany of Nord Stream-1 turbines repaired by Siemens Canada and asked the government to cancel it.

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