The latest Russian manipulations with gas pipelines have a far-reaching scenario.
Reducing the supply of gas through the Nord Stream-1 gas pipeline, Russia tells tales of non-functioning turbines Siemens, which no expert believes. Mykhailo Honchar and Denis Vinsky write about this in an article for ZN.UA – Gazprom's TurboAtaka: what it threatens Europe and Ukraine “.
” Gazprom's June 14 announcement to reduce gas supplies to Nord Stream looks more than strange. four Siemens turbines came out at the same time, no expert will believe it, “the authors of the article emphasize.
Moreover, according to Gazprom's regulations, only one turbine can be repaired. Siemens also reports only one turbine that was not returned from repair, which is fully compliant.
So, Gazprom's reports and actions show some scenario , in which German Vice Chancellor Robert Habek has already remarked: “I have the impression that this is a political decision, not a solution that can be technically justified.”
It is reasonable to assume, it is said in the article that The next step will be to shut down the Nord Stream pipeline to carry out “scheduled maintenance”. Especially since the repair of “Turkish Stream” has already been announced , which will be stopped from June 21 to 28.
It is likely that Gazprom may find “technical problems” in a section located in Russia's territorial waters or in a coastal area under external control of the pipeline.
And then Rostechnadzor will traditionally ban the use of Nord Stream for a while to eliminate the identified problems. “Gas prices in Europe will jump even more.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak already “predicts” Europeans have difficult gas years ahead , pushing them to make “unpopular decisions” and abandoning the gas embargo. Promises “disaster for Germany” , if Nord Stream is stopped, of course, due to “counterproductive Western sanctions against Russia.”
” has not reserved additional capacity to transport its gas through Ukraine's GTS. This automatically causes further price escalation and additional pressure on the European Commission, “the authors emphasize.
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