“Liquefied natural gas terminals, the associated storage levels and significant savings become even more important,” Klaus Müller, the president of the Bundesnetzagentur, said on Twitter.
Germany’s gas regulator said tonight that the country is now better prepared for a supply cut from Russia, but urged citizens and companies to curb consumption after Gazprom announced that the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would remain closed for now.
“With Russia’s decision not to allow gas to flow through Nord Stream 1 at this time, LNG terminals, the associated storage levels and significant savings become even more important,” Klaus Müller tweeted. , the president of the Bundesnetzagentur.
“It’s good that Germany is now better prepared, but now it’s up to each and every one of us,” he added.
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which crosses the Baltic Sea and supplies Germany and other countries, was due to reopen tomorrow Saturday (at 04.00 Greek time) after a three-day shutdown for maintenance. But Gazprom, which has a monopoly on pipeline gas exports from Russia, earlier said it could not safely resume deliveries until an engine oil leak found in a turbine was repaired. He did not give a timeline for when the repair could be completed.
“This is part of Russia’s psychological war against us,” tweeted Michael Roth, the head of the German parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
Germany’s natural gas storage tanks are 85% full. Berlin estimates that the target of being 95% full by November 1 will be difficult to achieve unless companies and households cut fuel consumption.
The EU as a whole has already exceeded the target of filling the reservoirs by 80% by October 1st.
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