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Gas transit point in Luhansk: “We are monitoring the situation closely”
Photo: Sergei Chuzavkov / dpa
Germany is not currently threatened with bottlenecks even if the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine is restricted, says a spokeswoman for the Federal Ministry of Economics: "The security of supply in Germany is currently still guaranteed." additional gas from Norway could be offset.
Due to the war, Ukraine wanted to stop the transit of Russian gas in the Luhansk region in the east of the country from Wednesday.
As a result, up to 32.6 million cubic meters of gas per day were lost - that is almost a third of the maximum amount that can be transported via Ukraine to Europe every day, the Ukrainian gas network operator announced on Tuesday.
Due to the Russian occupation, it had become impossible to control the Sochranivka point and the Novopskov compressor station, it said.
The operator referred to a case of "force majeure".
"We are monitoring the situation closely," said the spokeswoman for the Federal Ministry of Economics.
The Federal Network Agency should make an assessment in its daily situation report, which is usually published around noon.
In the upcoming warmer season, Germany will consume less gas.
However, the stores have to be replenished for the coming winter.
A new law stipulates minimum filling quantities on certain dates: 80 percent on October 1 of a year, 90 percent on November 1 and 40 percent on February 1.
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