Onshore facilities of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany. File photoWASHINGTON, Jul 8Canada and Germany are close to reaching an agreement that will allow the return to Russia of a gas turbine for the Nord Stream pipeline, previously sent to Canada for repairs, the Globe and Mail newspaper writes on Friday, citing an unnamed representative of the Canadian administration. According to the publication, Canada and Germany at this stage they are negotiating with Ukraine, which opposes the return of the turbine to Russia. A positive decision on the issue, the source points out, could be made «in the next few days», while noting that «much remains to be done» for such an outcome by all parties in the negotiations.
May 21, 09:30 InfographicEurope and Russian Gas: Growing Dependency and Consumption PatternInfographicViewAccording to the official Ottawa, Russia has «another additional turbine that it can put into operation», but does not do this «in order to exert economic pressure on Europe.» The return of the Russian turbine is intended to largely «eliminate this leverage,» the source of the newspaper points out. Gazprom said in mid-June that it could supply only 67 million cubic meters of gas per day to Nord Stream, with a planned volume of 167 million cubic meters. The company explained this by the exhaustion of the overhaul life of gas compressor units (GCU), delays in the work of the German Siemens, which, due to Canadian sanctions against Russia, cannot return the GCU from repair from the Canadian plant, as well as identified technical malfunctions of engines. Now Gazprom uses about 40% of the capacity of the main route — the main route for Russian gas supplies to the European region, and from July 11 to 21, is scheduled to stop Nord Stream for annual maintenance, which could exacerbate gas shortages in Europe. Some countries — among them Germany and Austria — have expressed fears that deliveries along the highway may decrease or stop after the completion of work. to Canada because of turbines for Nord Stream
