This is due to technical issues due to Western sanctions. Moscow pipeline closure natural gas Nord Stream 1 in three days.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that nothing stands in the way of Russian gas exports to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, except for technical problems caused by Western sanctions.

Peskov said Russia is ready to meet its obligations to export gas, but Western sanctions are preventing equipment from being serviced and returned.

Recall, the Russian “Gazprom” announced that it will close the gas pipeline for three days from Wednesday for maintenance work.

The European Union accuses Russia of using gas cuts as an economic weapon, which Moscow denies.

New “scissors” in flows to France

Earlier, the French energy company Engie said that Gazprom had notified it of a further and immediate reduction in natural gas supplies “due to disagreements between the parties regarding the implementation of contracts.”

Russian gas supplies to Engie have already been significantly reduced since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the French company said in a statement.

However, the company emphasized that it had already taken measures to be able to serve its customers even in the event of a complete cessation of natural gas supplies from Gazprom.

Last Thursday, France’s winter fill of natural gas exceeded the 90% mark, according to the European Platform for Total Gas Reserves (AGSI), and the country is on track to reach its 100% target, as it was in November.

French government spokesman Olivier Verande confirmed today to Franceinfo radio that the target will be reached “by the end of the summer” but warned that this does not mean that France will have “enough gas to survive the winter if the Russians cut it off or if we consume too much gas.” a lot of”.

Bloomberg: EU warehouses fill up two months early

At the same time, according to Bloomberg in today’s article, the EU is set to meet its goal of replenishing natural gas reserves two months ahead of schedule.

As highlighted, natural gas storage facilities in the EU were 79.4% full on 27 August, with the target being 80% full by 1 November.

^{According to REUTERS}