Winter is coming (Germany)!…
– Gazprom Casts Doubt On Reopening Nord Stream Even As Canada Grants Sanctions Waiver For Stranded Turbines:
Russian state energy giant Gazprom announced Wednesday that it “cannot guarantee good functioning of Nord Stream pipeline” to Germany, saying it’s still as yet unclear and unknown whether a “critical” turbine engine would be returned from repair in Canada. This two days after Nord Stream halted natural gas flow on July 11 for scheduled maintenance – with all eyes to be on the July 22nd scheduled day that gas is supposed to come back online, or maybe not – based on the new Gazprom statement. Europe, and Germany in particular is on edge over fears Vladimir Putin plans to ‘weaponize’ the pipeline, using the maintenance as cover to halt gas to Germany indefinitely in retribution for the EU’s far-reaching anti-Russia sanctions.
A crucial component to the ensuring the pipeline’s safe operation, Gazprom says, has been held up in Canada at the Siemens Energy facility in Montreal which is the only place in the world capable of servicing and repairing it. But in being in Canada, the gas-turbine engines which had been used for over a decade to pressurize the Nord Stream pipeline, have fallen under Canadian sanctions crosshairs.
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