The massive fire at the Portovaya compressor station appeared after Nord Stream 1 supplies collapsed in June.
Russian Gazprom, instead of increasing gas supplies to Europe, has been burning fuel near the Portovaya compressor station since May. The Finnish edition of Yle writes about this, citing information received from eyewitnesses and NASA data.
It is noteworthy that for several weeks a huge fire raged there, which could be seen even from Finland.
Satellite images of the NASA fire monitoring system show that fires began to be recorded at the LNG terminal on May 22, when Gazprom reduced transit to Europe through the Ukrainian gas transmission system and stopped using paid and air -booked capacity in full.
The fire, indicating a gas ignition at the Portovaya compressor station, began to appear on June 17th. Then, within a few days, the daily flow of gas in the Nord Stream was reduced from 167 million cubic meters. m to 67 million cubic meters. m.
As you know, Gazprom reduced gas supplies through Nord Stream 1 to 20% of capacity – 33 million cubic meters per day. At the same time, the gas pipeline is capable of transporting up to 167 million cubic meters. m of gas. The company explained its decision by the fact that it could not use the repaired Siemens turbine, allegedly due to sanctions.
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