The operator of the Yamal pipeline announces the halt of gas flows from Russia to Poland.
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Russian gas flows to Poland through Yamal stop
Eastbound gas flows from Russia to Poland through the Yamal pipeline stopped Monday.
Data from Gascad, the pipeline operator, Yamal – Europe, indicated that gas flows at the Malno point, at the German border, fell to zero, after they were flowing, earlier today, at 338,298 kilowatts. /hour.
The Yamal-Europe gas pipeline is one of the main routes for Russian gas supplies to Europe. The line passes through the territories of 4 countries: Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany. The design capacity of the pipeline is 32.9 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
On May 12, a spokesman for Russia’s Gazprom, Sergey Kupriyanov, warned that Russian restrictions imposed on a number of foreign energy companies The company is prohibited from pumping Russian gas through Poland.
According to the official in “Gazprom”, the restrictions prohibit the Russian company from using the Polish part of the Yamal-Europe pipeline, and this section is owned by EuRoPol GAZ (a joint venture between “Gazprom” and the Polish company PGNiG).
The stoppage of the Yamal pipeline comes days after… “Gazprom” announces the halt of supplies to Europe He crossed the Nordstream 1 line, for an indefinite period, due to an engine failure, stressing the need for Siemens to repair it as soon as possible.
It is reported that the energy ministers of the European Union countries are scheduled to discuss, on September 9, options To rein in high energy pricesincluding setting a cap on the price of gas, and emergency lines of credit for energy market participants.
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