Knowledge from the operator’s web site confirmed fuel had begun flowing once more Thursday after the pipeline had been shut 10 days for scheduled upkeep. Many had feared Russia wouldn’t resume deliveries as soon as the work was finished.
The studying on Thursday confirmed 21,388,236 kWh/h fuel was despatched via Nord Stream 1 between 1 am ET and a couple of am ET, nicely under Nord Stream 1’s full capability.
”We’re within the means of resuming fuel transportation via the pipeline. It might take a while to achieve the nominated transport quantity,” a Nord Stream 1 spokesperson advised CNN on Thursday.
Germany’s head of community regulator Klaus Mueller mentioned on Twitter on Wednesday that Russia’s Gazprom had scheduled deliveries on Thursday of solely about 30% of the Nord Stream 1 fuel pipeline’s capability. Earlier than the pipeline closed Gazprom was solely delivering 40% of its full capability, after a dispute over repairs to a key fuel turbine.
— CNN’s Yong Xiong and Nadine Schmidt contributed to this report