Siemens Energy said it was working on further formal approvals and logistics to have the equipment in place as soon as possible. Germany at the weekend welcomed Canada's decision to issue a 'time-limited and revocable permit' to allow equipment to be returned for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.īut Ukraine's energy and foreign ministries said they were 'deeply disappointed' and urged Canada to reverse a decision that they said amounted to adjusting the sanctions imposed on Moscow 'to the whims of Russia'.

A complete halt to gas supplies through the Nord Stream pipeline cannot therefore be ruled out,' said Timm Kehler, managing director of German industry association Zukunft Gas. 'The last few months have shown one thing: Putin knows no taboos. Russia has cut off gas supplies to several European countries that did not comply with its demand for payment in roubles. There are other big pipelines from Russia to Europe, but flows have been declining gradually and Ukraine halted one gas transit route in May, blaming interference by occupying Russian forces. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed claims that Russia was using oil and gas to exert political pressure, saying the maintenance shutdown was a regular, scheduled event and that no one was 'inventing' any repairs. 'Based on the pattern we've seen, it would not be very surprising now if some small, technical detail is found and then they could say 'now we can't turn it on any more',' he said at an event at the end of June.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has said the country should confront the possibility that Russia will suspend gas flows through Nord Stream 1 beyond the scheduled maintenance period.

Streamcloud links