Dhe warfare in Ukraine is having an impression on gas transit via the embattled nation for the primary time. A transport cease for pure gas from Russia introduced on Tuesday night made itself felt within the EU on Wednesday. The Federal Community Company introduced that the quantity of gas flowing into Waidhaus in Bavaria via the so-called Transgas pipeline was a very good 25 p.c decrease than the day earlier than. Nevertheless, this could possibly be offset by increased flows from Norway and the Netherlands. Subsequently, the next applies: “The gas provide in Germany is steady.”
The Federal Ministry of Economics below Robert Habeck (Greens) made an analogous assertion and promised vigilance. The community company appeased by stating that there is presently no important improve in wholesale costs and that the gas storage ranges are above the earlier yr’s degree. What might additionally assist in the present part: the temperatures are excessive, the heating interval is over – that reduces consumption.
Diverted gas?
The turbulence was triggered by a message from Kyiv. The authorities had introduced that they’d cease the circulation via the Russian-occupied Luhansk area within the east of the nation as a result of they might not assure the safety and monitoring of the infrastructure in view of the combating. Objections instantly adopted from Russia. The state-controlled vitality firm Gazprom mentioned on Wednesday that it sees no obstacles to work on the Sokhranovka distribution station – Ukrainian specialists have been working there and on the Novopskov compressor station “on a regular basis usually” and are persevering with to take action.
In accordance with Russian media, the gas infrastructure in Sochranovka has not been broken by the warfare to this point. Sokhranovka is one of the crucial important nodes within the Ukrainian pipeline system, the place Russian gas reaches Ukraine. Usually, as much as a 3rd of the amount of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine, about 32.6 million cubic meters a day, flows via this station. On Tuesday, Gazprom delivered a complete of 95.8 million cubic meters via Ukraine’s pipeline system.
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It remained unclear on Wednesday whether or not gas might merely be diverted to a station that is nonetheless managed by Ukraine. Whereas Ukraine instantly raised this selection, Gazprom dismissed the diversion as “technically not possible”.
Germany presently covers greater than a 3rd of its gas necessities from Russia. A 3rd of all Russian gas provides to the EU circulation via Ukraine. In Berlin, it is identified that the German provide primarily runs via the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1, Transgas via Ukraine is negligible. Nevertheless, the portions handed via there are positively important for the southern, extremely industrialized federal states comparable to Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. They’re tough to provide from Norway or the Netherlands. It is additionally not attainable to move extra gas via Nord Stream, because the pipeline capability is largely utilized. As reported by the Zukunft Gas affiliation, round 25 million cubic meters of gas per day circulation into the EU via the road affected in Ukraine, which is at the least 8 p.c of all Russian transit gas.
