Nord Stream gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany. File photoMOSCOW, June 22Canada is negotiating with Germany to overcome the consequences of Ottawa's decision on turbines for the Nord Stream gas pipeline, Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson said in an interview with Bloomberg. Earlier, Gazprom said that due to restrictions at the Portovaya compressor station, it will be able to supply gas through Nord Stream in the amount of up to 100 million cubic meters per day, against the planned 167 million. The reason was the delay in the work of Siemens, which was unable to return the gas pumping units from repair in time. The German concern confirmed this information: the turbine was repaired «for technical reasons» at the Siemens Energy plant in Montreal and cannot be returned due to Canada's sanctions against Russia. «We are negotiating with Germany, trying to find a way in which we can really provide gas supplies. There are various options that we can consider,” Wilkinson said. He noted that Canada wants to comply with its own sanctions, but their goal “has never been to cause significant harm to Germany,” which the minister called one of Ottawa’s closest friends and allies . Therefore, Canada is very concerned about the situation with turbines, the minister added. countries, faced with rising energy prices and a surge in inflation due to the imposition of sanctions against Russia after the start of a military operation in Ukraine. At the same time, Berlin, according to its leading politicians, is trying to reduce its dependence on Russian gas. Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, has repeatedly noted that Moscow has never used gas supplies to punish anyone, but sells fuel exclusively to interests, to increase the well-being of Russians, and on a commercial basis.
