Ukraine News: Gazprom cuts delivery through Nord Stream 1 even further

Created: 06/15/2022Updated: 06/15/2022 15:55

Gazprom is again reducing gas delivery volumes through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.

The Russian group announced a 40 percent reduction in gas supplies on Tuesday.

Moscow – The Russian energy group Gazprom is again reducing the maximum gas delivery volumes through the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline to Germany.

From Thursday morning only a maximum of 67 million cubic meters will be pumped through the pipeline every day, Gazprom announced on Wednesday.

The Russian state company once again justified this step with delays in repair work by Siemens.

Therefore, another gas compression system had to be shut down, it said.

Gazprom: Another reduction in Russian gas supplies to Germany

Gazprom had already announced on Tuesday that it would reduce the maximum delivery volume to initially up to 100 million cubic meters of gas per day.

This corresponds to around 60 percent of the previously planned daily volume of 167 million cubic meters of gas.

A little later, the Federal Network Agency rejected Gazprom's statements that delays in repairs to a gas compressor unit were the reason for the reduced gas delivery volumes.

For Germany, Nord Stream 1 is the main supply pipeline with Russian gas.

The Yamal-Europe line had previously not been filled.

The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine, which is well below plan, has also been reduced.

Energy prices had already increased as a result of the previous restrictions, because overall less gas flows from Russia to Europe.

The completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has not yet been put into operation.