27/07/2022 (Agence Europe) – As announced, Russian company Gazprom has reduced its gas deliveries to Europe via Nord Stream 1 to 1.28 million m³/hour, or about 20% of the pipeline’s capacity, German gas network operator Gascade said on Wednesday 27 July. The Russian gas giant announced the cut on Monday, citing a problem with the delivery of a Siemens turbine that was being repaired in Canada. On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov repeated this justification, adding that sanctions against Russia complicate the work. Quoted by AFP, he then stressed: “Gazprom delivers as much as necessary and as much as possible”. The EU is preparing for the possibility of having to do without Russian gas altogether. On Tuesday, Member States agreed to endeavour to reduce their gas demand by 15% over the next eight months, despite Hungary’s opposition (see EUROPE 13000/1). (DG)