Germany accuses Russia of ‘power play’ as gas pipeline supply drops by half
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from on (#61VXZ)
State-run Gazprom reduces flow through Nord Stream 1 to around 20% of its capacity
Germany has accused Moscow of engaging in power play" over energy exports, as Russian state-run Gazprom further throttled gas supplies into Europe.
As announced two days earlier, the energy giant on Wednesday reduced the gas flow through Nord Stream 1 to 33m cubic metres a day - about 20% of the pipeline's total capacity and half the amount it has been delivering since resuming service last week after 10 days of maintenance work.
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