The reduction in Russian gas exports has sent global prices soaring, but Moscow has denied using energy as a political weapon.
Gazprom has said missing documents have prevented certain gas turbines being maintained - but Siemens Energy has rejected the suggestion it failed to provide the relevant paperwork.
What is Nord Stream 1 and how much gas does it supply?
It opened in 2011, and can send a maximum of 170m cubic metres of gas per day from Russia to Germany.
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline stretches 1,200km (745 miles) under the Baltic Sea from the Russian coast near St Petersburg to north-eastern Germany.
The reduction in Russian gas exports has sent global prices soaring.
But a spokesperson for the EU told the BBC the sanctions regime does not affect the technology needed for the transport of gas into Europe.
No comments:
Post a Comment