Nord Stream turbine stuck on the road as Moscow drags out permits.
Turbine, the absence of which, according to Moscow, has led to the fact that the Nord Stream 1 pipeline is pumping less gas to Europe, is stuck in Germany because Russia still has not given the go-ahead for its transportation back, Reuters reports citing its own sources.
< p>According to the agency's sources, the turbine was transported on July 17 by the logistics firm Challenge Logistics to Cologne, Germany.
One of the sources reported that Moscow still has not provided the documents necessary to import the turbine to Russia, including information about where exactly it should be delivered and through which customs point.
“Under normal circumstances, turbine maintenance is a routine operation for us. Of course, we want to transport the turbine to the place of operation as quickly as possible. However, the amount of time it takes to do so is not solely up to us,” Siemens Energy said in a statement.
It is currently unclear when the turbine may be returned — sources say it could take anywhere from a few days to several weeks.
Germany rejects Russia's arguments that the lack of a turbine is the reason for the drop in supplies through Nord Stream 1, and accuses Moscow of using the gas streams as a political weapon.
“Sometimes one gets the impression that Russia no longer wants to take it back,” said German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. “This means that under the guise of technical problems, there is actually a political basis, and this does not contribute to guarantees of energy security in Europe.” will arrive in Russia and be handed over to the majority owner of Nord Stream, Gazprom.
We remind you that the turbine, which normally works at the Russian compressor station “Portova”, underwent maintenance in Canada.
Last month, Moscow reduced the power of Nord Stream-1 by 60%, citing a delay in the return of the turbine.
On July 10, it became known that Canada would return the sanctioned Nord Stream turbine.
Russia reopened the pipeline on Thursday after a ten-day scheduled maintenance shutdown, but it is still operating at reduced capacity.
