Germany and Russia are pointing at each other as to who is responsible for the restart of gas transport on the Nord Stream gas pipeline. According to Gazprom, Western sanctions prevent the turbine, which was repaired in Canada, from being shipped to Russia. Berlin, on the other hand, claims that everything is ready for delivery, but Russia has not yet sent the necessary data for the customs procedure - it can be read on the hirado.hu portal following the M1 News report.
German specialists at the turbine manufacturing company's Mülheim plant said the equipment is ready to be put back into service after the renovation in Canada. In other words, there is no longer any technical obstacle for Gazprom to fulfill its contractual obligations and deliver natural gas to Germany again.
"I think it is important to clarify, the turbine is ready for commissioning. There are no obstacles to the delivery, only the Russian buyer has to indicate that he claims it and send the necessary data for the customs procedure," said the chancellor.
The Russian gas company Gazprom stopped gas delivery on the Nord Stream gas pipeline two weeks ago, citing maintenance. The company now claims that it is impossible to deliver the turbine repaired in Canada to the Portovaya compressor station of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, precisely because of the sanctions introduced against Russia.
"The delivery depends on Germany, but we don't have the appropriate papers for this," said the Kremlin spokesman.
According to Dimitry Peskov , Gazprom, as the owner of the turbine, is now obliged to obtain documents to prove that it is a product not sanctioned by the West. According to the Russians, gas deliveries can only be resumed after this is proven with papers. The spokesperson noted that the document is not yet available.
During the summer, Gazprom significantly reduced the amount of gas delivered to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. He justified this by saying that he cannot provide more gas without a turbine.
In June, Gazprom delivered 40 percent of the contracted quantity due to a turbine failure. The entire Nord Stream 1 line was subsequently shut down for ten days in July due to annual maintenance. After the restart, however, Gazprom will only supply 20 percent of the gas volume it contracted with Germany.
The German government does not rule out the possibility of a complete stoppage of Russian gas deliveries. Therefore, it is recommended to the population that everyone heat less.
Source: hirado.hu
