In an article titled “Will Russia turn on gas again?
The EU is in chaos because Putin could deal the death blow in an energy war,” journalist Thibaut Spirle cites comments from energy security expert Valerie Chow.
According to the specialist, the block does not yet have enough alternative gas suppliers to avoid such a scenario.
“Despite its diversification strategy, the EU remains largely dependent on Russia to keep its gas reserves at a reasonable level,” the author writes.
The Nord Stream gas pipeline will suspend operation for three days from August 31 to carry out scheduled maintenance at the only operating unit at the Portovaya station.
After that, upon completion of work and the absence of technical malfunctions, the pipeline will return to the pumping rate of 33 million cubic meters.
m per day.