Russian company Gazprom is supplying as much gas to Europe as possible, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, adding that technical issues with equipment, which he said were driven by sanctions imposed on Russia prevented Gazprom from exporting more.
Russia delivers less gas to Europe from Wednesday, in a further escalation of an energy standoff between Moscow and the European Union that will make it harder, and more expensive, for the bloc to store the product for winter temperatures. , when the demand for heating increases.
The supply shortage, noted by Gazprom earlier this week, has reduced capacity on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline — the main Russian gas delivery route to Europe — to one-fifth of its capacity, as Russia said another turbine on the pipeline needed repair.
“Gazprom supplies as much gas as necessary and as possible. We know that the technical possibilities of supply have now diminished,” Peskov said, adding that European sanctions prevented a timely repair of Nord Stream 1.
Peskov said Gazprom will be able to increase supply once maintenance is complete.
“Gazprom has been and remains a reliable guarantor of all its obligations, but cannot guarantee supply if foreign equipment cannot be repaired due to European sanctions,” Peskov said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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