Gas pumping through the Yamal-Europe pipeline completely stopped

The physical flow through the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline at the entrance to the gas transmission system of Germany with the beginning of the gas day on October 30 dropped to zero (in the direction from east to west), transfers Interfax with reference to the data of the German gas transmission operator Gascade. Moreover, the gas pipeline went into reverse mode – from west to east.

Polish consumers receive gas through the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline not only directly from Russia, but also through a “virtual reverse” – from Germany (by contract), but in fact – by taking it out of the transit flow. In the case when the request for a virtual reverse exceeds the direct physical flow, the gas pipeline can switch to a physically reverse mode.

The revised application (renomination) for direct delivery in the western direction from 10:00 Moscow time is really equal to zero. As a result, gas is pumped only on the reverse order (about 150 thousand m³ per hour), according to the pumping data for the last reporting hour (from 11:00 to 12:00 Moscow time).

The consumption profile and logistics of gas flows on weekends are changing as industrial consumption is significantly reduced. In addition, warm and sunny weather was set in Europe on Friday and Saturday, which also reduces energy consumption.

On the morning of September 28, gas pumping through the pipeline dropped by almost 60% – to 1.45 million cubic meters per hour from just over 3.4 million cubic meters per hour. Then the Russian “Gazprom” reported that the holding fully fulfills the requests for gas supplies to Europe. The company called the decrease in supplies via the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline temporary, explaining this by requests from one of its clients. The next day, gas pumping increased to 2.33 million m³ per hour, reported TASS.

The Yamal-Europe gas pipeline with a length of over two thousand kilometers runs from the Russian Torzhok to the German Frankfurt-on-Oder. Its capacity is 33 billion cubic meters per year, or about 100 million cubic meters per day.

Germany has already achieved the greatest progress among European countries in the development of alternative energy, is talking economist Vladimir Milov. In the country, the share of renewable sources in electricity generation in 2020 was 41% (and of the same natural gas – only 16%; the share of coal has decreased from 51% in 2000 to 24% now). Against the backdrop of price blackmail from Gazprom, this energy transition will only accelerate, he said.