Scholz visits the Nord Stream 1 gas turbine in Germany

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BERLIN, Aug 2 (Reuters) – A Nord Stream 1 gas turbine that has become the focus of a deepening energy dispute with Russia is in Germany after undergoing maintenance in Canada and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit it on Wednesday, Siemens said Energy.

Russia has cited problems with the turbine as a reason for disrupting gas supplies through Nord Stream 1 – its main gas link to Europe.

Siemens Energy announced that Scholz will visit its site in Mülheim an der Ruhr in north-west Germany on Wednesday.

“Together with our CEO Christian Bruch, he (Scholz) will have a look at the turbine for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline that has been serviced in Canada and is ready for onward transport to Russia,” said Siemens Energy in an invitation to the event.

A senior executive at Russian gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) said last week that the delivery of the turbine to Germany from Canada after the maintenance work was completed was not in accordance with the contract. His exact whereabouts have been unclear ever since. Continue reading

The European Union disputes arguments by Russia and Gazprom that turbine problems are to blame for the sharp drop in supply from the pipeline linking Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea.

The shortage has increased the risk of shortages and gas rationing in Europe this winter.

Reporting by Alexander Hübner and Christoph Steitz Writing by Madeline Chambers. Edited by Jane Merriman, Victoria Waldersee and Emelia Sithole-Matarise

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