Russia cuts gas supply to Europe
Gazprom, the Russian energy major, cut off natural gas supplies to Europe on Wednesday.
The company said in a statement that the only gas compressor unit currently in service will be shut down for a three-day preventive maintenance and servicing period.
He said gas supply through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be suspended between August 31 and September 2 for maintenance of the gas compression unit.
Operations under the current service maintenance contract will be performed jointly with Siemens.
According to the technical specifications provided by Siemens, the unit must undergo technical maintenance every 1000 hours, that is, the housing must be inspected for cracks, dents, deformations and burns, and cleaned.
"Oil, air and gas combustion ventilation systems must be checked for leaks, connections must be tightened and the causes of leaks must be eliminated, safety valves must be subjected to performance controls and the airflow control system needs some adjustments.
READ ALSO: Why Africa should stand with Ukraine against Russia - Foreign Minister"After the completion of maintenance operations, provided no malfunctions are identified, gas transmission will resume at the rate of 55 million cubic meters per day," the company said.
Germany's Federal Network Agency director Klaus Mueller was quoted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as saying the shutdown was a "technically incomprehensible" decision and probably just an excuse for Moscow to use its energy supplies as a threat.
Moscow "makes a political decision after every so-called talk. "We won't know until early September if Russia starts again," he said.
In April, Russia cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, and in May Finland and the Netherlands were also cut off on the grounds that they refused to pay in rubles.
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Gazprom, the Russian energy major, cut off natural gas supplies to Europe on Wednesday.
The company said in a statement that the only gas compressor unit currently in service will be shut down for a three-day preventive maintenance and servicing period.
He said gas supply through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be suspended between August 31 and September 2 for maintenance of the gas compression unit.
Operations under the current service maintenance contract will be performed jointly with Siemens.
According to the technical specifications provided by Siemens, the unit must undergo technical maintenance every 1000 hours, that is, the housing must be inspected for cracks, dents, deformations and burns, and cleaned.
"Oil, air and gas combustion ventilation systems must be checked for leaks, connections must be tightened and the causes of leaks must be eliminated, safety valves must be subjected to performance controls and the airflow control system needs some adjustments.
READ ALSO: Why Africa should stand with Ukraine against Russia - Foreign Minister"After the completion of maintenance operations, provided no malfunctions are identified, gas transmission will resume at the rate of 55 million cubic meters per day," the company said.
Germany's Federal Network Agency director Klaus Mueller was quoted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as saying the shutdown was a "technically incomprehensible" decision and probably just an excuse for Moscow to use its energy supplies as a threat.
Moscow "makes a political decision after every so-called talk. "We won't know until early September if Russia starts again," he said.
In April, Russia cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, and in May Finland and the Netherlands were also cut off on the grounds that they refused to pay in rubles.
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