China News Agency, Moscow, July 11 (Tian Bing and Liu Jingyao) According to data released by the Beixi Natural Gas Pipeline Company on the 11th, since 7:00 on the same day in Moscow, the "Beixi-1" pipeline began annual maintenance work, and has stopped shipping to Europe. Transport natural gas.
The project operator, Beixi Natural Gas Pipeline Company, issued a notice a few days ago that from July 11 to 21, the two branch lines of the "Beixi-1" natural gas pipeline will be temporarily closed for annual regular maintenance, including testing of mechanical components and automation systems.
According to a report by the German energy regulator Federal Network Agency on the 11th, Russian media reported that the natural gas pipeline has been suspended for regular maintenance, and the natural gas transmission through the pipeline is currently zero.
The report states that pipeline maintenance work will continue until July 21, "during this period, Russia will not continue to supply natural gas to Germany through the 'Nord Stream' pipeline".
The report also said that the pipeline maintenance work is carried out once a year, and relevant information has been announced in advance.
The German market expects gas storage to decrease, but "the current situation of natural gas supply in Germany is stable", and no reports of failures from pipe network operators have been received yet.
The current gas storage capacity in German gas storage facilities is 64.6%.
The TASS news agency reported that from July 13 to 23 last year, the operator also carried out a 10-day overhaul and maintenance of the gas pipeline.
Gazprom (Gazprom) said in mid-June that a gas compressor unit purchased from Siemens for the "Nord Stream-1" natural gas pipeline was repaired in Canada, but Canada has not returned the equipment on time due to sanctions.
Gazprom had to reduce gas deliveries to Europe by 40% because the equipment was not in place.
According to media reports, the Canadian side announced on July 9 that at the request of Germany, the country agreed to return the parts of the "North Stream-1" natural gas pipeline sent by Germany's Siemens for repair.
The Russian "Kommersant" quoted sources as saying that the gas compressor unit may be shipped from Canada in mid-July.
Siemens said it is actively working on the next steps of formal approval and logistics, including legally binding import and export monitoring procedures, to get it to the point of use as quickly as possible.
The "Nord Stream-1" natural gas pipeline starts from Vyborg, Russia in the east, goes to Germany via the Baltic Sea, and connects the natural gas transmission system of Central and Western Europe.
Gazprom's subsidiaries hold 51% of the project operator Nord Stream Gas Pipeline, two German companies each hold 15.5%, and one Dutch and one French company each holds 9%.
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