Gas compressor station. File photoMOSCOW, 5 Jul. Europe is not yet lucky in the energy war with Russia, the British edition of The Economist states. By banning or promising to abandon the import of Russian oil, the leaders of the G7 states on June 28 announced that they would look for ways to limit oil prices, as well as gas prices from Russia. The population is being prepared for «painful consequences,» the author of the material stated. He recalled that on June 8, due to a fire, a gas liquefaction plant in Freeport Texas was closed. Downtime could last three months, and as a result, Europe will lose 2.5% of gas supplies. A week later, Russian energy giant Gazprom announced that gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would be reduced to 40% of its capacity. As a result, Europe has lost another 7.5% of supplies, there are few other sources. There are even fears that Nord Stream, which will be stopped for scheduled maintenance in July, will not resume operation after its completion. If so, then Europe will enter the winter with gas reserves of only 60% of the required volume. Because of this, there are doubts that the continent will be able to heat itself in the coming winter, the author of the article warns. -content/uploads/2022/07/9e6e733731f9d3806a7241a081026363.jpg» />Advance: The West has been defeated in the fight against RussiaNord Stream today serves as the main route for Russian gas supplies. In June, Gazprom reported that it could use only three gas compressor units (GPU) at the station, in particular, due to delays in the work of the German Siemens. Soon, the Russian company announced that it was stopping another Siemens gas turbine and from the 16th it would be able to supply no more than 67 million cubic meters per day to Nord Stream, against the planned 167 million. flow» will be stopped for maintenance from 11 to 21 July. The schedule and work plan were agreed in advance with all partners and participants in the transportation chain. After Moscow launched a special operation to protect Donbass from Ukrainian nationalists, the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions against it. Many states have announced the freezing of Russian assets, calls have become louder to abandon energy from Russia. These measures dealt a severe blow to the West, driving up inflation and pushing up food and fuel prices. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and the sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy.< strong>Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>
