Gazprom Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline closed indefinitely due to equipment failure, what is the problem

The problems with the Nord Stream 1 "gas pipelines" arose mainly with turbines. First of all, as far as the "Nord Stream 1" gas pipeline is concerned, it will run from Vyborg, Russia in the east, to Lubmin, Germany in the west, and will pass through the Baltic Sea in between. This pipeline is very important for both Germany and Europe, and is the main pipeline for Russian gas to Europe.

Recently, the "Nord Stream-1" pipeline has also had frequent problems, and the pipeline has entered a state of indefinite shutdown due to failure. <>

Regarding the reason for the indefinite closure of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, Gazprom responded that the pipeline had multiple equipment failures. Specifically, when Gazprom commissioned Siemens to repair the turbine of the "Portovaya" compressor station, it was discovered that the turbine had an oil leak. In addition, Gazprom also found that the other three turbines that had been sent for repair before also seemed to have such problems.

Based on such a situation, Gazprom could only suspend the operation of the turbines. As a result, the gas transmission work of "Nord Stream 1" can only be stopped. <>

Since the problem of oil leakage in the turbine needs to be solved by a professional maintenance company, it is not yet known when it will be repaired. Because the timing of the repair cannot be determined, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline can only be temporarily shut down indefinitely. Affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, relations between Russia and European countries this year are actually not harmonious, and many European countries have imposed sanctions on Russia.

In retaliation, Russia began to reduce gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in June. <>

The demand for natural gas in European countries is very large, and summer is an important time for them to store gas for the winter. Under this premise, the reduction in the volume of Gazprom deliveries led to a spike in natural gas ** in Europe. And now the "Nord Stream 1" pipeline has directly stopped gas transmission, which also means that Europe's natural gas ** will be further **.

Personally, I think that the reason for the problem is the aging of the equipment.

The main reason for this situation may be that Russia and the EU have cut off resources**, so this situation will happen, and these actions of the EU are very unfavorable to their subsequent development and impact, and may also lead to more serious impacts in the subsequent process.

After Gazprom announced that the "Nord Stream-1" pipeline would completely stop gas transmission, the German Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection issued a statement on the 2nd, saying that the current natural gas market situation is very tight, but Germany's natural gas ** is still guaranteed. The reserves of German gas storage facilities have been reached, and the target of 85% storage in October is expected to be achieved in early September.

The indefinite shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline due to equipment failure will have the following impacts.

Gazprom issued a statement on its social media on the same day, saying that representatives of Siemens AG were inspecting the turbines of the Portovaya compressor station and found multiple equipment leaks. Representatives of Siemens signed the inspection report.

The Russian Ministry of Energy said that the Russian Federal Agency for Ecological, Technical and Atomic Energy Supervision issued a warning that due to the failure and damage of the detected equipment, the turbines cannot work normally and safely, and corresponding measures must be taken to stop the turbines and the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline will be closed indefinitely.

Completed in 2011, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline runs from Vyborg, Russia, through the Baltic Sea to Germany, and is Russia's main gas pipeline to Europe, with hundreds of millions of cubic meters of gas per day**.

According to the German energy administration, Russia is the main ** of German winter gas storage. Nord Stream 1 continues to play a pivotal role in Germany's gas market.

What the Germans are most worried about is the rise in natural gas**. According to experts, the current ** of natural gas is twice as high as last year.

A family of four costs about 1,200 euros (about 8,200 yuan) for gas a year, compared to 3,200 euros today. Experts expect that if the supply of natural gas continues to decrease, it may triple the price of oil.

According to the FDS, Germany now receives about 83% of its gas reserves from Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, but it has not yet reached the reserve target before the heating season. In addition, Nord Stream 1 gas is also transported to countries such as Austria and Italy, and the volume of Nord Stream 1 gas is directly related to the European gas market.

Therefore, the closure of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline will have a huge impact on the ** of European natural gas.

This will cause the entire suspension of natural gas in Europe, affect the daily life of residents, cause the shutdown of most enterprises, and cause huge losses to the economy.

First of all, the entire natural gas market situation is in a very tense state, and secondly, it has also led to certain problems in some European countries.

If the "gas cut" is prolonged, the European energy crisis will not end! The "mutual harm" caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict is intensifying, and the world pattern and capital market will be in an uncontrollable state!!

Nord Stream 1 suspended gas supply, and the Russian side claimed that because of European sanctions, the only turbine in operation needed to be overhauled for three days.

The country hardest hit by this is Germany, because as early as July, Russia reduced the natural gas supply capacity of Nord Stream 1 on the grounds of pipeline maintenance, and the daily gas supply is only about 40% of the original. Germany, on the other hand, has been stockpiling gas through this pipeline and hopes to fill the country's gas storage facilities to 90% by November, so that it can cope with the winter in a so-so way.

However, "the ideal is very happy, but the reality is very skinny", among the most important gas storage facilities in Germany, the least is only filled with less than 2 percent, and the most is less than 6 percent, and now there are only 2 months left until November.

Let's not forget, the climate in 2022 is very abnormal, Europe has already experienced an extremely hot summer, so this winter is likely to have an extreme cold spell, and Europe needs more energy than usual to survive a warm winter.

Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Western countries have begun to impose sanctions on Russia. But judging from the results so far, it is Europe that has a greater impact. It is understood that Gazprom announced that the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will begin maintenance for three days on August 31, 2022, during which gas supply will be stopped.

In response to this decision, the Russian side stressed that the sanctions imposed on Russia by European countries, the United States and Canada made it impossible for Russia to carry out routine maintenance, and there were no other factors hindering Russia's natural gas. And the cessation of gas supplies from Russia has a considerable impact on Europe.

After all, the whole of Europe is very dependent on Russian energy.

At present, Europe is trying to find a way to solve the energy problem, and Scholz, the head of Germany, is running for many countries. But even so, it will not be easy to solve Europe's energy dilemma in the short term.

Now, many European countries have come up with strange tricks to save energy, and even advise people not to take a bath. Europe has gone further and further down the wrong path for the sake of so-called "political correctness", and in the end it is always the people at the bottom who are hurt.

This is a countermeasure against the EU, using the reason of overhaul to temporarily stop the EU**. The EU is doing it on its own.

Regarding this matter, Russian press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on the 30th that in addition to the technical problems caused by sanctions against Russia, there are no other factors that prevent Russia from sending natural gas to Europe through "Nord Stream-1".

It may be that for this technology, their requirements are relatively high, and at this time, it is necessary to be safe.

The reason is that Russia lacks the necessary turbines, that is, engines that drive pipeline gas, which is not to blame Russia, because the turbine manufacturer Siemens has not been able to reach Russia due to European restrictions on Russia.

Russia says it will take time to return to normal gas deliveries because the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline's gas engines, that is, turbines, are not enough. Russia ordered turbines from Siemens to replace them as early as before, but because of the problems between Russia and Ukraine, Europe imposed restrictions on Russia in all aspects, resulting in Russia never being able to get the turbines made by Siemens, so "Nord Stream-1" has been transporting gas in a relatively small amount, otherwise, it will not be able to lose at all. If you want to return to normal gas transmission, you have to send the turbines made by Siemens to Russia and replace the problematic turbines.

That's why Russia says that, and that's what it's meant for Europe, because those restrictions are still there.

If you want to restore normal gas transmission, but there are no turbines, Russia is really helpless, because in this way you can also make a lot of money. But the European side always likes to fool around, because of various restrictions, by this time, Siemens' turbines have not yet reached Russia, and "Nord Stream-1" does not have enough gas transmission power, and there is no way to restore normal gas transmission, so the Russian side directly said that there is no way to transmit gas according to the normal gas transmission volume. In this case, it is Europe that will be uncomfortable, because it is Europe, not Russia, that is short of gas.

Russia now has to see how Europe solves it, and this so-called time will actually be waiting for Europe to send Siemens' turbines over.

In general, Russia claims that it will take time to return to normal gas transmissions because: Nord Stream 1 has an insufficient power system and lacks turbines, and this missing turbine happens to be stuck in Europe.

Because the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline still lacks key turbines, and the turbines are Siemens, the Russian side says it will take time to restore normal gas transmissions.

Gas is currently transported about the same amount as it was before routine maintenance, with a capacity of about 67 million cubic meters per day, which is equivalent to 40% of the maximum volume. Shipping volumes may vary during a certain delivery period or within a single day.

It is quite possible that the necessary turbine is missing, such a machine is quite important, without this machine there is no way to be in time.

This is definitely good for the local area, because the gas outage some time ago actually brought some losses to the local residents and businesses, especially in the current tense situation.

The annual maintenance of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline will be carried out, and such a maintenance plan and cycle will exacerbate the natural gas shortage in many European countries. In particular, the impact on Germany has caused concern in Germany, worried that after the maintenance period, Russia will still not be able to restore gas ** normally and extend the annual maintenance time.

First of all, after the resumption of gas supply, if European natural gas** is still at the current level, it will face a lot of selling pressure. Second, the resumption of gas supplies has temporarily eased Europe's fears of a worsening gas shortage, but Europe's energy crisis and its spillovers caused by following US sanctions against Russia are far from subsiding.

Gazprom once again suspended gas transmission to Europe through the "Nord Stream-1" gas pipeline, how to solve the crisis, first of all, the countries in the European region should strengthen cooperation with the United States, followed by the countries in the European region should strengthen cooperation with the countries in the Middle East, and then the countries in the European region should appropriately release the corresponding national reserve energy, and the other is that the countries in the European region should appropriately restrict the use of energy by the domestic people, and it is necessary to elaborate and analyze the following four aspects Gas pipelines to Europe, how to solve the crisis.

1. Countries in the European region should strengthen cooperation with the United States

First of all, countries in the European region should strengthen cooperation with the United States, and for countries in the European region, they should take the initiative to strengthen long-term cooperation with the United States, because the United States has its own energy reserves, so it can export part of its energy to Europe.

Second, countries in the European region should strengthen cooperation with countries in the Middle East

The second is that countries in the European region should strengthen cooperation with countries in the Middle East, and for countries in the European region, they should take the initiative to strengthen cooperation with Qatar and other countries in order to make their own energy crisis an effective solution.

Third, countries in the European region should appropriately release the corresponding national reserves of energy

In addition, countries in the European region should appropriately release the corresponding national reserves of energy, and for the countries in the European region, they should release the corresponding energy reserves to alleviate a demand in the market, which is a very necessary means.

Fourth, countries in the European region should appropriately restrict the use of energy by the people at home

In addition, countries in the European region should appropriately restrict the use of energy by the domestic people, and for the countries in the European region, they should more often limit the excessive use of energy by the domestic people in order to ensure long-term development benefits.

Precautions that countries in the European region should do:

Cooperation with Russia should be strengthened on its own initiative.