Gazprom still cuts gas to Germany by another 33%, after yesterday’s 40%. If this isn’t pressure …
As reported by Reuters , Uniper, the largest German importer of Russian gas, said supplies from Russia fell by a quarter of the agreed volumes. This has caused a significant increase in British and Dutch wholesale prices have risen sharply.
Gazprom said on Wednesday it would further reduce the use of Siemens-manufactured equipment at the Portovaya compressor station near St. Petersburg. “The argument of the Russian side is simply a pretext. This is obviously a strategy to upset and drive prices up, "said German Economy Minister Robert Habeck in a statement following the latest cut, which will limit the flows of Nord Stream 1 to 67 million cubic meters per day. ..
After yesterday's -40%, today another -33% of gas from Russia to Germany.
With great strides towards the complete debacle of Europe.
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Data from the website showed a sharp drop in appointments to around 29.6 million kilowatt hours per hour as of 21:00 GMT, in line with the pipeline running at 40% of its capacity. Until a few days ago Nord Stream 1 was working at almost 100% of its total capacity.
Uniper, a German gas supplier, said its supplies from Russia were 25% lower than the nominated volumes. The company has managed to procure the missing volumes from other sources and is in contact with the German authorities.
Gas flows from Gazprom to Italy fell by about 15% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, ENI said. All this despite both ENI and Uniper having accepted the payment scheme in rubles. After all, having already told everyone that we want to give up Russian gas, why should Russia make it easy for us to switch?
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