China News Agency, Moscow, July 21 (Tian Bing and Liu Jingyao) According to data released by Beixi Natural Gas Pipeline Company on the 21st, the "Beixi-1" has completed the annual maintenance work, and resumed its operation at 7:00 on July 21, Moscow time. European gas supply.
The German gas pipeline operator later confirmed this, saying that gas supplies had returned to pre-overhaul levels.
According to the data of the German Natural Gas Pipeline Operating Company, 2 million cubic meters of gas were delivered in the first hour after the gas supply was resumed, and 2.8 million cubic meters of gas were supplied in the second hour. The gas supply level has now returned to the level before the maintenance (daily). 67 million cubic meters or 40% of full load).
The company said it will take some time before Nord Stream-1 returns to normal gas traffic.
The 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.
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 did not return the equipment on time due to sanctions.
Gazprom had to reduce gas deliveries to Europe because the equipment was not in place.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 19th that Western countries are seeking to pass on their mistakes in energy policy to Russia, especially Gazprom, which has been fulfilling its natural gas supply obligations and will continue to perform contracts.
He said that Gazprom has not received any official documents indicating that the Nord Stream-1 compressor unit sent for repair will be returned to Russia.
He warned that Gazprom is preparing to repair another compressor unit of "Beixi-1" around the 26th of this month. If the compressor unit previously sent for repair cannot be delivered to Russia in time, the average daily gas transmission volume of "Beixi-1" will be reduced. It was further lowered to 30 million cubic meters.
According to the Russian "Kommersant" on the 21st, Canada has returned the compressor unit to Siemens. The equipment was sent to Germany on July 17 and is expected to be delivered in two weeks.
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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