Gazprom Blames Siemens For Nord Stream 1 Shutdown

Gazprom will not restart the Nord Stream 1 pipeline until Siemens Energy, the German company that was in charge of maintenance, repairs all equipment that needs repairing. This is what a Gazprom executive told Reuters today at a business even in Russia’s Far East. Asked when Nord Stream 1 will return to operation, Vitaly Markelov, deputy CEO, said “You should ask Siemens. They have to repair equipment first.”  Gazprom suspended gas flows via Nord Stream 1 last Friday, first saying it would restart the flow on Saturday. Later,…