According to Siemens Energy, the manufacturer of the turbines, the repair of oil leaks is a routine procedure that can be carried out on site.
Russian state gas company Gazprom said on Friday evening that the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany will remain closed until the pipeline system’s turbine is repaired. The gas deliveries were supposed to start the night before Saturday.
The company has not estimated how long the repair will take.
Gazprom said that the company has detected oil leaks in the turbine during the ongoing maintenance break. The company published a picture of the leak on his Telegram channel.
Turbines according to the manufacturer Siemens Energy, the oil leaks described by Gazprom cannot be the reason for stopping the operation of the pipeline.
“Such leaks do not normally affect the operation of the turbine and can be patched on site. It is a routine procedure within the scope of maintenance work,” Siemens Energy stated in a statement to the news agency Reuters on Friday by.
According to the company, leaks like the one described by Gazprom have not previously led to the closing of the gas pipeline. In addition, at the compressor station in Portovaja, where the Nord Stream 1 pipe is filled, several other turbines are available for the pipe’s needs.
United States and the European Union see Gazprom’s announcement as evidence that Russia is using gas supplies as a weapon to pressure Europe.
“Unfortunately, it is not surprising that Russia continues to use energy as a weapon against European consumers,” a spokesperson for the US National Security Council (NSC) told Reuters.
of the spokesperson of the EU Commission by Eric Mamer according to Gazprom, the reasons for keeping the gas pipeline closed were “misleading”.
“It is also an indication of Russia’s cynicism, when it prefers to waste gas rather than honor agreements,” Mamer stated on Twitter.
President of the European Council Charles Michelin according to which the use of gas supplies as a weapon does not change the EU’s determination.
“Gazprom’s actions are unfortunately not surprising. The use of gas supplies as a weapon does not change the EU’s determination,” Michel said on his Twitter account on Friday evening.
Michel said that the EU is accelerating its efforts towards energy self-sufficiency and stated that the EU’s duty is to protect its citizens and support Ukraine’s freedom.
Industrial countries The G7 group said on Friday that it would “quickly” finalize and set a price ceiling for Russian oil.
The purpose of the price ceiling is to reduce Russia’s income from oil exports and at the same time finance its war in Ukraine.
The G7 countries said they were working to create a “broad coalition” to support the price ceiling. In the European Union, the final decision would require the approval of all EU countries for the price ceiling.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that a price cap on Russian oil would “significantly destabilize the oil market”.
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