Gazprom plays like the German cat and mouse: no gas from the Yamal pipeline

The Gazprom cat plays with the German mouse waiting to papparselo. Gas through the Yamal-Europe pipeline resumed flows eastward from Germany to Poland, not backward from Russia, thus drying up German reserves. Meanwhile, flows through other important Russian supply routes remain constant for now, following President Vladimir Putin's request to cut flows if customers don't pay in rubles.

Physical outflows from Germany at the Mallnow metering point on the border with Germany stood at 2,691,220 kilowatt hours per hour (kWh / h), according to data from pipeline operator Gascade.

The figure was slightly above 1,451,155 kWh / h on Tuesday, before the flows stopped flowing east. Then for several days the German reserves supplied Poland.

Russian gas giant Gazprom has booked gas transit capacity westward through the Yamal-Europe pipeline for Friday, the RIA news agency reported.

The actual flows are not guaranteed because Gazprom does not always use the reserved capacity which therefore only gives the illusion of a possible supply from the east. Just like the cat deludes the mouse that it can escape.

Flows to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline across the Baltic Sea were stable at 73,312,095 kWh / h on Friday morning.

Bookings for flows into Slovakia from Ukraine via the Velke Kapusany border point have soared since November 30 and stood at 996,305 megawatt hours (MWh) per day on Friday, slightly higher than the previous day, according to data from the Slovakian operator TSO Eu. This node is then essential for supplies to Italy.

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