i don’t doubt there are incremental maintenance issues creeping up. I would think the timing of most if not all the flow reductions has been political, though.
One would assume when the EU and US stole russia’s foreign reserves (several hundred billion worth), they reasonably expected this, so it should be ok.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-siemens-energy-turbine-germany-canada/
Germany calls Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline maintenance ‘incomprehensible,’ fears shutdown may continue
CLAUDIA SCHOLZ
PUBLISHED AUGUST 31, 2022
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The missing volumes of gas will not be replaced by shifting flows from other sources, Mr. Mueller said, adding that Germany is now better prepared for outages, as its gas storage facilities are 83 per cent filled. “The delivery stop on Nord Stream 1 announced for three days is therefore bearable,“ he said.
But any possible extension would be a real threat, Mr. Mueller told The Globe and Mail. “In view of Russia‘s actions in recent weeks, it is conceivable that deliveries will not be resumed after the delivery stop,” he warned.