The process has been going on since the end of May.
Russian “Gazprom” flares gas destined for export to the European Union at the border with Finland. This process has been going on since the end of May, when the company reduced supplies to the EU.
The relevant information was shared by the Finnish edition Yle.
Burning takes place near the Portovaya compressor station and the LNG terminal of the same name. Satellite imagery from NASA’s fire monitoring system showed that the process began on May 22. It was then that Gazprom reduced the transit of gas to the European Union and stopped using the pipeline to its full capacity, although the EU paid for the supplies in full.
At the end of May, burning was recorded not on the territory of the LNG terminal. And in mid-June, a fire appeared near the compressor station. Then “Gazprom” almost tripled the supply of gas – from 167 million cubic meters. m up to 67 million cubic meters. m. Gas continues to be burned in large volumes for several weeks, and huge fiery torches are visible even from the territory of Finland.
Russian gas blackmail: what is known
- July 25, Gazprom announced plans stop another Siemens turbine. This is supposedly due to technical reasons. Because of this decision, since July 27, daily gas supplies from the Russian Federation to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline have been no more than 33 million cubic meters, that is, 20% of the total capacity.
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called the actions of Russia blackmail. Against this background, the EU agreed to reduce gas consumption by 15% next winter.
- Yesterday at Gazprom reportedthat the repaired Siemens turbine cannot be returned to Nord Stream due to sanctions. With such statements, the Russian Federation seeks to push the EU to lift the restrictions imposed after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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