Gazprom completely stopped the work of the Nord Stream

“Gazprom» completely stopped the operation of the Nord Stream gas pipeline due to a malfunction found in the turbine during routine maintenance, informed company press office.

The decision was made after maintenance of the Trent 60 gas compressor unit (GCU) at the Portovaya compressor station. When carrying out routine maintenance together with representatives Siemens the unit has oil leakage at the terminals, cable connections and other places. “The act of detecting an oil leak was also signed by representatives of the company Siemens“, – reported in the press service.

Gazprom noted that Rostekhnadzor warned the company that the identified malfunctions did not allow “to ensure safe trouble-free operation of the gas turbine engine,” and therefore it was necessary to suspend its operation.

Similar oil leaks were found earlier at several other GPUs, which are now also idle, as Siemens said that the elimination of leaks is possible only in a repair facility.

“A letter regarding the identified malfunctions of the Trent 60 unit (No. 24) and the need to eliminate them was sent to the President and CEO of Siemens Energy AG, Christian Bruch. Until the comments on the operation of the equipment are eliminated, the transport of gas to the Nord Stream gas pipeline has been completely stopped,” Gazprom said in a statement.

August 31 “Gazprom» stopped the only gas pumping unit that works at Portovaya due to scheduled repairs. In the absence of technical malfunctions, it was planned to resume pumping on September 3rd.

Because of the sanctions imposed against Russia, Canada cannot return the equipment to Russia. As a result of negotiations with Germany, Ottawa agreed to transfer all six turbines undergoing maintenance in Montreal to Gazprom and sent one of them to Germany. However “Gazpromnever accepted the turbine due to legal uncertainty.