Gazprom has announced that the Nord Stream gas pipeline has been completely shut down for an indefinite period of time. According to the Russian company, damage was found at the last working compressor unit of the gas pipeline, reports lenta.ru.
Gazprom announced that until the errors related to the operation of the equipment have been eliminated, gas transportation on the Nord Stream gas pipeline has been completely stopped.
Earlier , Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov According to him, this led to the emergence of a crisis situation in the world economy.
The current problem is said to have been caused by the fact that an oil leak was detected at the Portovaja compressor station, where the maintenance was carried out, and as a result the gas turbine cannot be operated safely.
According to Gazprom, the employees of Siemens involved in the maintenance of the gas pipeline were also present when the error was detected, and they also confirmed with their signatures that the oil had indeed leaked. They added: due to the malfunction, the operation of the entire gas compressor unit must be suspended. They added that the repair can only be carried out under "special circumstances", so it is not at all known when the Siemens experts will be ready for it.
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