Russia's Gazprom Cuts Nord Stream 1 Gas Flow To 20% Of Capacity

DW: Russia to cut Nord Stream 1 gas flow to 20% of capacity 

 Russia's Gazprom said it would again reduce gas deliveries through Nord Stream 1 for 'repairs,' cutting the current flow in half. The new blow to supply comes as Europe scrambles to store gas for winter. 

Russian gas giant Gazprom said Monday it was cutting daily gas deliveries via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to 33 million cubic metres starting Wednesday. 

That would correspond to 20% of the pipeline's capacity. The current flow of gas into Germany is only at 40%. 

Nord Steam 1 begins north of Saint Petersburg in Russia and ends at a station near Greifswald on Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast. 

The company said it was halting the operation of another turbine due to the "technical condition of the engine".  

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WNU Editor: Gazprom warned a week ago that pipeline repairs will hinder gas supplies .... Russia’s Gazprom warns Europe it cannot guarantee future supplies (AP). More here .... Kremlin: Nord Stream 1 Turbine to be Installed, Volumes will Adjust (Asharq Al-Awsat).  

Update: European natural gas prices have already jumped 10% on this news .... Europe Gas Prices Jump as Gazprom Cuts Nord Stream Flows Further (Bloomberg). 

Russia's Gazprom Cuts Nord Stream 1 Gas Flow To 20% Of Capacity  

Gazprom to cut gas through Nord Stream 1 to 20% of capacity -- AP 

Russia's Gazprom tightens squeeze on gas flow to Europe -- Reuters  

Russia's Gazprom slashes Nord Stream 1 gas flow to Europe -- Axios 

Russia’s Gazprom to slash gas to Germany, as Putin fosters uncertainty in Europe -- Washington Post  

Gazprom Stops Another Siemens Turbine, Limits Daily Deliveries Via Nord Stream to 33Mcm -- Sputnik

  Gazprom to halt another Nord Stream turbine — company -- TASS  

Russia’s Gazprom to stop another turbine in major gas project -- RT