They fear that Canada will not return the turbine after all.
"He cannot guarantee the safe operation of a critical facility that is part of Nord Stream because he considers it doubtful that Canada will actually return the pipeline's turbine equipment under maintenance." Gazprom announced .
At the end of last week, Canada already indicated that it had decided to return to Germany the turbine equipment of the Nord Stream compressor station in Portovaj, which is currently in the workshop of the Siemens group near Montreal, Quebec, in order to alleviate the energy crisis with Russia.
At the same time Gazprom's statement, it does not have a single document that would indicate that Siemens would actually return the turbine from Canada, so they emphasized that
under these circumstances, it is impossible to comment on whether it will be possible to ensure the operation of the Portovaja compressor station.
Olaf Scholz issued a statement on Wednesday saying that he welcomes Canada's decision to return the turbine to Germany. According to him, Canada's move ensures our gas supply, thanks to which Germany and Europe will continue to be able to provide humanitarian, material and military support to Ukraine.
Shipments through the North Stream were stopped on Monday as planned due to regular annual maintenance work. The works will last until July 21. During these ten days, no gas will be delivered through the pipeline to Germany.
Europe fears that Russia will not restart gas deliveries once maintenance is completed, further exacerbating the continent's energy crisis.
