Putin warns of further cuts in Nord Stream 1 supplies
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Dusseldorf It has been clear since this morning: Gas is flowing through the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline again. A spokesman for Nord Stream AG confirmed this to the German Press Agency on Thursday. However, volumes were initially lower than before the pipeline was shut down for maintenance on July 11.
The gas flow is now at almost 40 percent, which would be almost exactly as much as before the maintenance. “We expect that it will stay that way throughout the day,” says Andreas Schröder from the market research company ICIS to the Handelsblatt.
In the period before the maintenance, Gazprom had already reduced supplies, attributing the action to the overhaul of a turbine belonging to the German concern Siemens Energy. The plant was in Canada for several weeks for repairs and could not be brought back due to sanctions against Russia.
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