MOSCOW – Russian fuel big Gazprom mentioned on Monday it had obtained a proper warning from Russian regulators that the idled Portovaya compressor station, which is meant to push fuel in direction of Germany by means of the Nord Steam 1 pipeline, not complied with security necessities.
Gazprom had mentioned on Friday that it had detected a leak of engine oil in the one turbine that was nonetheless working at Portovaya, and would shut off pure fuel provide till it was repaired.
On Monday, it cited Siemens Power, which has completed upkeep on Nord Stream 1 generators, as saying that “the causes of oil leakage can solely be eradicated by a specialised restore firm”.
Its assertion mentioned Portovaya was now a “hazardous manufacturing facility” and will not function legally.
Siemens Power mentioned on Saturday that it had not been commissioned to hold out the work, and that the leak reported by Gazprom wouldn't often have an effect on the operation of a turbine and may very well be sealed on web site.
It additionally mentioned different generators had been accessible to be used on the Portovaya station.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday reiterated Moscow’s place that issues with the provision of fuel from Russia had been solely the results of Western sanctions.
Europe has accused Russia of weaponising vitality provides in retaliation for Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over its army intervention in Ukraine.
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