Gas leak from Nord Stream 1 is anticipated to last till Sunday
The main motivation, though, is that Russia wants to prevent Europe from being able to store gas for the winter. This would give Russia an excellent vantage point. As you can see, Europe and Germany currently have access to enough gas for their everyday needs. They need 100% gas in order to build up a reserve for the winter. So that they can survive for three to four months. Even if Russia cut them off. Simply put, Russia is refusing to let Europe and Germany develop this Reserve. So that during the winter it can really retaliate. if they do impose further sanctions. Germany and the EU are particularly chilly in the winter, thus you need at least 8 to 10 hours of heating.
According to the pipeline operator, Nord Stream AG, gas leaks in the Baltic Sea caused by Nord Stream pipeline ruptures are anticipated to last through Sunday, Oct. 2. There was no word on when the gas would cease spilling into the sea from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which runs parallel to Nord Stream 1 and was also impacted by the still-unexplained ruptures earlier this week.
There will be so much hatred and chaos that Second Life will seem orderly in comparison. Because they are accustomed to comforts, Europeans will become more irate than ever if there are shortages. And EU is frantically looking for alternative supplies. Due to the high domestic demand in the US, LNG from the US has been trimmed back from the previously promised 15 BCF to 9.6 BCF. The EU requires around 66 BCF from Russia for the months of October, November, December, January, and February. Qatar and sources have agreed to increase LNG supply to 24.5 BCF by November 2022.
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Storage currently stands at 7.7 BCF as a result of a significant gas consumption during the past three weeks when the pipeline was operating at 40% capacity. Assuming that Europe adheres to the strictest norms of austerity and saves 15% on gas, the Reserve will then be between 26 and 28 BCF. That still falls short by 48 BCF, and depends on Russia. There won’t be any problems for Europe if Russia maintains Nordstream 1 routinely throughout the entire period from November to February. However, if Russia permanently shuts down Nordstream 1, Europe would run out of gas after a maximum of 15 days.
Whether or whether there exist turbines, Gazprom’s issue is most likely that they are unable to provide any gas. Due to the penalties, they are unable to get supplies or carry out essential repairs. Since admitting this would entail admitting that the sanctions are quite effective, Putin would have their heads on spikes for treason. They have probably run out of spare components.
Do you even understand how this works? If Germany were to decide to open the NordStream 2 pipeline independently, it would be. Still, Russia will need to turn on the faucets on their end. which they won’t, most likely. And only if there is gas to let into the pipes will this truly happen.
