The operator did not warn OGTSU about a sharp increase in pressure in the system.
recorded a sharp increase in pressure in the main gas pipeline “Urengoi-Pomari-Uzhgorod” on the section of the state border between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
Russian monopolist Gazprom did not warn about the increase in pressure. The Ukrainian side warned the Russian Federation that the switching and change of regimes could lead to emergency situations on the main gas pipeline.
And also reminded of the need to coordinate actions, according to the algorithm defined by the current interoperator agreement.
“Such non-agreed actions of Gazprom cause concern. Late notification of the Operator carries potential risks for the full-time work of the Ukrainian GTS. Such a step looks especially dangerous for Europe, after Gazprom again reduced transit through Nord Stream-1 to 33 million cubic meters. m per day,” emphasized Serhii Makogon, director of OGTSU.
In 2009, under similar circumstances of uncoordinated actions between operators, an accident occurred on the gas pipeline of Turkmenistan.
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Russia, under the pretext of “technical works”, is limiting the supply of gas to Europe and is waiting for the onset of cold weather, when the lack of resources and their prices will become particularly noticeable. Today, the Russian gas monopolist Gazprom announced the shutdown of the turbine at the Portova compressor station at the beginning of the Nord Stream gas pipeline and the reduction of gas pumping from 67 to 33 million cubic meters per day.
July 11 Russia also stopped the gas pipeline “for repairs”. Germany asked Canada to hand over a Siemens turbine under sanctions to the Russian Federation in order to spare Moscow arguments. Despite Ukraine's objections, Ottawa agreed to hand over the turbine. However, the turbine, which the Russian Federation demanded back, is stuck in Germany due to Moscow's refusal to approve its transportation.
