Russia’s Gazprom said today that Siemens Energy was ready to help repair damaged equipment for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, but there was nowhere available to carry out the work, Reuters reports. In a statement, Gazprom said that Siemens Energy is participating in the repair work under an existing contract between the two companies […]
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Welt: The day after the Nord Stream shut down in Germany
It is not certain when gas will flow through Nord Stream 1 again, Welt notes. But Germany is braced for a disruption, authorities and the government say. And storage facilities should also continue to fill up. It is recalled that three days of maintenance work were announced, after which natural gas was supposed to flow […]
Gazprom is set to begin deliveries of natural gas through Nord Stream on Saturday as scheduled
Russia looks set to resume deliveries of natural gas to Europe via the Nord Stream pipeline tomorrow, Saturday, after a short three-day maintenance, according to data released today by the natural gas pipeline operator. Russian energy giant Gazprom is expected to resume natural gas deliveries through Nord Stream 1 to Germany on Saturday, two sources […]
Kremlin: Nord Stream operation threatened with only one turbine
The reliability of Russia’s Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline is under threat as only one turbine is operating at the main compressor station, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today. The supply of natural gas through Nord Stream 1 to Germany was reduced to one-fifth of the pipeline’s capacity and completely stopped on Wednesday for […]
Kremlin: We will stop giving oil if they impose a ceiling on us
Moscow will stop selling oil to countries that impose price caps on its energy resources, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, noting that they would lead to significant destabilization of the global oil market. “Companies that impose a price ceiling will not be among the recipients of Russian oil,” Peskov noted, echoing comments made yesterday […]
Russia Prepares to Restore Natural Gas Flows – 15% Plunge in Prices
Moscow indicated it would restore gas flows to Europe via Germany’s critical Nord Stream pipeline, easing markets. In particular, as Bloomberg reports, shipment orders published by the pipeline operator suggest that Russian gas flows are expected to resume from 2 a.m. Berlin time on Saturday. The orders show the pipeline will be restored to 20% […]
Russia: We estimate that maintenance work on Nord Stream1 will last three days
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said today that state energy giant Gazrpom estimates that maintenance work on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline will be completed within three days. “These are technical issues. Gazprom said the outage will last three days. We make our assumptions based on this statement,” Novak told reporters when asked […]
Gazprom warns of natural gas close to 400 euros per megawatt hour
Russian state-owned Gazprom said today that winter gas prices could jump by as much as 60% to 400 euros a megawatt hour as its exports and production continue to fall due to what it says are Western sanctions. “European natural gas prices have reached $2,500 per 1,000 cubic meters (€240/MWh). According to conservative estimates, if […]
EU: Russia ‘excuses’ Gazprom’s arguments on Nord Stream 1 turbine
“Excuses” and “mistakes” characterized Gazprom’s arguments regarding the impossibility of delivering natural gas through NordStream1, the representative of the European Commission, Eric Mamer. Asked about this during today’s press briefing in Brussels, Eric Mamer emphasized that no EU sanctions package against Russia prohibits the return and installation of the Siemens turbine in Russia. “Nothing prohibits […]
Gazprom: Nord Stream 1 is currently operating with 1 out of 6 turbines
The Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline is currently operating with only one turbine instead of six, Gazprom said today, Reuters reports. He reiterated that Western sanctions are preventing one of the turbines from being delivered back from Germany after it was under maintenance in Canada and said some other turbines also needed repairs. Kremlin […]