EU: Nord Stream 1 shut down under 'false pretenses'
Created: 2022-09-02 20:02
Pipe systems and shut-off devices in the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the receiving station of the OPAL long-distance gas pipeline (Baltic Sea pipeline connection line).
© Stefan Sauer/dpa
The European Commission has accused the Russian state-owned company Gazprom of using false pretenses to stop the flow of gas via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
"Gazprom's announcement this afternoon that it will shut down Nord Stream 1 again under false pretenses is further evidence of its unreliability as a supplier," a spokesman for the EU Commission wrote on Twitter on Friday evening.
BRUSSELS - It is also a testament to Russia's cynicism, preferring to burn gas rather than fulfill contracts.
Gazprom had previously announced that it would not resume gas flow via Nord Stream 1 after a maintenance as announced.
The reason is an oil leak in the Portovaya compressor station.
The gas flow remains stopped until it is eliminated.
It had been expected that gas would flow through the line again from Saturday morning after the announced three-day maintenance work had been completed.
dpa
