Gazprom explained why it cannot return the turbine for Nord Stream

The company needs official explanations from the EU and Britain that the repair and transportation of turbines will not be subject to sanctions, Gazprom said. Siemens Energy and the German authorities insist

The Siemens turbine cannot be returned to the Portovaya compressor station (CS) of the Nord Stream gas pipeline due to the sanctions imposed on RUSSIA by CANADA, the European Union and the United Kingdom, as well as existing contractual obligations on the part of Siemens, Gazprom said in a TELEGRAM message.

The Russian company recalled that a contract for the repair of engines in Canada was concluded with the British Industrial Turbine Company Limited (part of the Siemens Energy group of companies). Upon completion of the repair, the turbine was supposed to be transferred to Gazprom, but due to Canadian sanctions, it was sent to Germany, which does not comply with the terms of the contract. Ottawa issued documents for the EXPORT of the engine to Siemens Energy Canada Limited, which is not a party to the contract, Gazprom said.

According to the Russian company, there is a risk that Ottawa may consider the transportation of the turbine to Russia as a violation. This, in turn, may lead to the revocation of the permit and the impossibility of repairing other Nord Stream engines in Canada, Gazprom believes.

Siemens Energy called "simply not true" the words of "Gazprom" about the turbine Politics

The Russian company warned that the supply of the engine from Canada to Germany could also result in the application of EU sanctions. Gazprom recalled that the sale, supply, transfer or export of gas turbine engines, technologies and other goods specified in the sanctions lists (regardless of whether they are produced in the EU) are prohibited for use in Russia.

In addition, Gazprom added that since Industrial Turbine Company Limited is a party to the contract, UK sanctions may be applied to it.

“In the absence of official clarifications from the EU and the UK on the application of sanctions, it is not clear that the repair and transportation of gas turbine engines for the Portovaya CS will not be subject to export restrictions,” Gazprom said.

A representative of Siemens Energy told RBC that the turbine is ready for operation and can be sent to Gazprom immediately if the Russian company so desires.

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Peskov explained why Gazprom cannot take the Siemens turbine Business

The HEAD of Siemens Energy, Christian Bruch, said earlier that all customs documents for the transportation of the turbine are ready, but the company cannot yet send it to Russia due to Gazprom's non-participation. He noted that the engine has been at the plant in Mülheim an der Ruhr for about a week and the company is "extremely interested" in returning it to the Russian side. Representatives of the company called Gazprom's statements about problems with transportation due to sanctions restrictions unreliable.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also pointed out that all the necessary permissions from Germany, the European Union, Great Britain and Canada already exist and Russia only needs to be told: please send it.

The Russian side insists that "just words in this case are absolutely not enough." “Of course, against the backdrop of the sanctions that have been imposed on Gazprom, it must insure itself, insure its property,” said Dmitry Peskov, a presidential spokesman.

Gazprom explains the reduction in gas supplies via Nord Stream by the lack of a turbine. In mid-June, fuel pumping fell from 167 million to 100 million cubic meters. m of gas per day, then another third. Gazprom also suspended pumping for two weeks due to preventive maintenance. At the end of July, it dropped to 35 million cubic meters. m per day, which amounted to 20% of the design capacity of the gas pipeline.