Canada is apparently willing to deliver a Siemens Energy turbine serviced there for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
The Archyde.com news agency learned this from people familiar with the negotiations. An official of the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy announced that they had information that Canada intends to hand over the turbine to Gazprom.
Ukraine against turbine delivery
This was confirmed by another source. The issue is considered difficult because the delivery could violate sanctions against Russia, even if the EU has not imposed a gas embargo on Russia. The German government argues that the Russian government should not be given an excuse to cut gas supplies to Europe by citing the missing turbine. Chancellor Olaf Scholz had said that it was a political decision in Moscow and that the technical reason was put forward. If the turbine can be used again, the Russian government can no longer refer to the alleged technical problem.
The Ukrainian government is opposed to the delivery of the turbine, according to an official at the Ministry of Energy in Kyiv. “The sanctions prohibit the transfer of any gas-related equipment,” the Energy Department source said. Representations will be made to other European governments. Russian gas will be delivered west not only through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, maintenance of which will begin in a few days, but also through Ukraine.