Russia cuts gas deliveries to Germany by further 50%

The Brussels Times

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Russian state-controlled gas conglomerate Gazprom announced on Monday that it will be cutting its deliveries through the Baltic Nord Stream 1 pipeline to just 33 million cubic metres per day, starting this Wednesday.

The announcement comes as most of Europe is scrambling to fill its gas storage facilities in time for winter. As Gazprom is already delivering only 66 million cubic metres per day – 40% of the pipeline’s maximum capacity – at this point, cutting the delivery further represents halving the current deliveries, and using only 20% of the pipeline’s capacity.

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