The European Commission said on Tuesday that it does not expect the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to be restarted on Thursday after a 10-day maintenance.
The information is provided by the “Wall Street Journal”, which quoted European Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn when he told reporters that they were “working on the assumption that it will not work again”.
The comments come a day after Russia’s Gazprom told customers in Europe that it could not guarantee gas supplies due to “extraordinary” conditions.
The information, obtained by “Reuters” through a letter, reveals a case of “force majeure” related to contractual supplies of natural gas, which again raises concerns between the West and Russia. After the latter decided to invade Ukraine. .
The dispute in this contract clause revolves around the protection of the Russian state-owned company, which allows it not to pay any compensation for non-compliance with supplies, as it also claimed problems beyond its control.
He requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, and a source explained to the news agency that the letter referred to the supply via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which is an important gas supply route to Germany and other European countries.
One of the companies that said it had received the letter was Uniper, the largest importer of Russian gas, which made it clear that it had formally rejected the claim, saying it was unjustified.
