“Cutting off Russian gas supplies … will destroy the European economy,” he writes.
Gilberti warned that the most serious problems are predicted in Germany.
The observer also noted that US natural gas futures rose by a "staggering" 95% year on year.
As Gazprom's press service reported on September 2, an oil leak was discovered during maintenance work on the Trent 60 unit at the Portovaya CS.
Subsequently, Gazprom completely stopped deliveries via Nord Stream until the problems were fixed.
Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said that gas pumping through the Nord Stream will resume after the turbine repair contract is completed.