BERLIN — Natural gas began streaming through a significant pipeline from Russia to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day shutdown for upkeep, the operator stated. But the gas circulation was anticipated to fall well short of complete capability.
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany hadactually been closed because July 11 for yearly upkeep work. Amid growing stress over Russia’s war in Ukraine, German authorities had feared that the pipeline — the nation’s primary source of Russian gas, which has accounted for around a 3rd of Germany’s gas materials — may not resume at all.
Operator Nord Stream AG stated that gas began streaming onceagain Thursday earlymorning however the circulation would take a while to ramp up, German news firm dpa reported.
Deliveries were anticipated to fall well listedbelow the pipeline’s complete capability. Nord Stream stated a comparable quantity of gas was anticipated to that seen priorto upkeep. The head of Germany’s network regulator, Klaus Mueller, stated on Twitter that Russia’s Gazprom had alerted deliverie