The state owned energy company cited urgent maintenance was behind its reasoning Friday and did not provide a date when it intends to reopen the Nord Stream 1 Pipeline, which distributes natural gas to Europe through Germany.
The tactics of Vladimir Putin have left the UK and Europe panicking, a former energy industry boss warned yesterday. Angela Knight, former chief executive of trade association Energy UK, said there had been too much dependence in the UK and Europe on energy provision from countries “not all that friendly”.
Europe’s energy crisis loomed larger Friday after Russian energy giant Gazprom said it couldn’t resume the supply of natural gas through a major pipeline to Germany for now.
Russian energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) said on Monday it is halting one more turbine at the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline for maintenance which would result in a reduction of gas flows.
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