A representative of German company Siemens Energy, which maintains turbines for the Nord Stream gas pipeline, said the company does not see a link between the turbine and the reduction in gas supply via Nord Stream. TASS.
“Maintenance of our turbines has been and continues to be routine. Any future maintenance work can be facilitated: the Canadian government has already agreed that turbines maintained by Siemens Energy in Montreal can be transported from Canada to Germany. Therefore, we do not see any connection between the currently implemented or announced gas supply reduction and the turbine.”
Also press service of Siemens Energy declaration About the lack of customs documents for the import into Russia of a turbine necessary for the operation of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
July 25 Gazprom announced On the shutdown of another Siemens gas turbine engine at the Portovaya compressor station of the Nord Stream pipeline. The decision was made because of the “period between pre-revision maintenance”. Due to the shutdown of the turbine, the daily output of this station from 7:00 Moscow time on July 27 will almost halve – to 33 million cubic meters.
Former Siemens Energy sent Gazprom is an export license issued by Canada. It is reported that this document allows the repair, maintenance and transportation of engines for the Portovaya compressor station until the end of 2024. Gas is supplied to this pipeline.