Russia’s Gazprom on Thursday said no turbines used on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline were undergoing maintenance in Canada, a day after a Canadian minister was quoted as saying five turbines were there. Canada’s foreign affairs minister Melanie Joly in a report https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-sanction-exemption-five-remaining-turbines-1.6560744 was quoted by broadcaster CBC News as saying Canada plans to return five Nord Stream 1 turbines to Germany. “None of the turbines for the Portovaya compressor station are under repair in Canada,” Gazprom said in a statement posted on Telegram. Gazprom plans maintenance at Portovaya Aug. 31-Sept. 2 which will halt flows along the Nord Stream 1 pipeline linking Russia and Germany across the Baltic Sea. The return of one turbine previously sent to Siemens Energy in Canada for maintenance was delayed by sanctions, prompting Gazprom to cut flows through Nord Stream 1.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2022 21:42 UTC