Gazprom reduced daily shipments to Germany by 40% via Nord Stream: the price of gas is rising

Gazprom Announce a discount more than 40% of its ability to daily delivery From Gas To Germany via the pipeline Nord Stream. The Russian energy giant explained that the reason for Cuts It is a late repair by the German group Siemens: “Needed equipment has not been delivered.” The first result of advertising is a network Upside down subordinate gas price in Europe: In Amsterdam, prices go up to 91 euros per megawatt-hour (+9.1%), the price stabilized in London 170 pence to Mmbtu (+ 10.60%). But Berlin boasts of calm: “Let’s watch the situation and Let’s check state of things. at present supply security continue being contentA spokeswoman for the German Economy Ministry said.

Gas delivery via the Nord Stream pipeline “can only be guaranteed within the limits of volume 100 million cubic meters of gas daily instead of expected 167 million cubic metersGazprom said in a statement today cable. “For now only three units Gas pump can be used in compressor station Portovaya”, explained the Russian giant.

However, the cutting off gas supplies to Europe comes precisely on the days when European leaders are organizing their first visit to Kyiv: the French president Emmanuel MacronGerman chancellor Olaf Schulz The Prime Minister Mario Draghi They should meet with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky Before the G7 at the end of June. according to interested in tradeThe visit is already scheduled for Thursday. Also, just yesterday in an interview with Zdf The same Zelensky He returned to harassing Schulz and Germany: “We need from Chancellor Schulz the certainty that Germany supports Ukraine. He and his government must make a decision.”

The nord stream is the pipeline that runs under Baltic Sea Contact directly Russia And the GermanyFrom Viborg to Greifswald. It is considered one of the symbols of the interconnectedness of Berlin and Moscow in recent decades, as well as Europe’s dependence on energy. discuss Nord Stream 2the twin of the existing pipeline, could have turned Germany into a Russian gas hub in Europe, but it was related When completed: his Stop Many took it as a gesture to make stop Putin from the invasion of Ukraine. It was the people who primarily lobbied to stop Nord Stream 2 States united. While in Germany, the former chancellor Gerhard SchroederPutin’s friend and lobbyist has come under heavy criticism in recent months as well over the first gas pipeline project, north Stream.