Gazprom’s announcement, made minutes after the G-7 decided to limit the price of gas, has been fulfilled, and the Russian consortium has not restarted the flow of fuel, claiming that the fault can only be fixed in a workshop . Siemens denies that version and Europe calls it “false”.
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Gazprom has complied with what was announced yesterday, and this Saturday the flow of gas through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline has not been resumed, alleging that the fault that caused an alleged oil leak can only be fixed in a workshop, and not in the facilities .
However, Siemens Energy, in charge of the maintenance of the Nord Stream turbines, has affirmed in a statement made public hours later that the version given by the firm Gazprom “does not constitute a technical reason to cease operations” in the infrastructure.
According to Siemens Energy, “these types of leaks do not usually affect the activity of the turbine and can be fixed on site”, without the need for the manufacturer to intervene. “This is a routine procedure,” the company said in a statement.
In fact, he has pointed out that, on other occasions, this type of incident did not lead to “a closure of operations” such as the one announced this Friday by Gazprom, which leaves a key gas pipeline for shipping to central Europe inactive.
The European Commission, for its part, has raised the tone of criticism and accused Russia this Friday of “cynicism” and of using “false pretexts” to justify the complete suspension of the flow of gas through the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
“Gazprom’s announcement this afternoon that it will once again shut down Nord Stream 1 under bogus pretexts is yet another confirmation of its unreliability as a supplier. It is also evidence of Russia’s cynicism as it prefers to burn gas rather than fulfill contracts “, said the spokesman for the European Commission, Eric Mamer, on his official Twitter account.
Gazprom’s communication came precisely moments after the G-7 decided to cap the price of gas, with the aim of reducing Russia’s income and its ability to finance the war, while limiting the impact on global energy prices.
Until last July, Nord Stream 1 supplied up to 40% of the gas imported to Europe, reaching Germany through the Baltic Sea. For about two months, on the contrary, it has only been operating at 20% of its capacity, with the only turbine that was in operation, precisely the one that has failed.
Sánchez supports the decision of the G7
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has supported the G7 decision of seeking the necessary support to impose a ceiling on the price of Russian oil: “unity is essential against the aggressor, such as Putin”.
At the same time that he welcomes this measure that seven of the world’s main economies want to promote, the president has urged the European Commission and Brussels to “once and for all and without any justification” undertake the reforms that his government has been requesting for a year “to defend the middle and working class and the productive fabric”.
Source: Eitb
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