Associated Press, October 4 (editor Niu Zhanlin) On Monday local time, the energy giant Gazprom (Gazprom) said in a statement that if it can obtain the approval of the regulatory authorities and the integrity of the pipeline is confirmed, it is ready to transport natural gas through the Beixi 2 pipeline line B.
According to Russian gas news, in a series of natural gas leakage incidents last week, two pipelines of Beixi No.1 pipeline were blown through, but only Line A of Beixi No.2 pipeline was damaged, and it can still deliver natural gas to Europe through Line B.
At present, the three damaged Beixi pipelines have stopped leaking, and the pressure in the pipelines is stable. In addition, Gazprom is still pumping natural gas from Beixi Line 2 B to reduce the pressure in the pipeline. Russia Gas said that the measures they have taken can safely detect whether the branch line is intact, and can reduce the potential ecological risks in the accident area.
Previously, a spokesman for Russian Gas said that before the explosion, 800 million cubic meters of natural gas was stored in two branches of Beixi No.1 and one branch of Beixi No.2, which is equivalent to Denmark's natural gas demand for three months.
Due to the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the approval procedure of the completed Beixi II was frozen by Germany. German Prime Minister Schultz also said many times that he did not intend to use Beixi II.
Pressure is coming to Germany
Recently, large-scale protests and demonstrations broke out in many places in Germany. People took to the streets to protest against the energy policy adopted by the German government, and demanded that sanctions against Russia be stopped, Beixi II be used to reduce energy prices, and the government be called on to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine.
As the largest economy in Europe, Germany has relied heavily on Russia for natural gas supply for many years. The European Union and the United States have imposed several rounds of sanctions on Russia, but the backbiting effect of sanctions has put European countries in a dilemma, with tight energy supply and soaring prices, increasing the burden on people's livelihood.
According to the data of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, according to the preliminary assessment, the inflation rate of Germany in September increased to 10% from 7.9% of the previous month on an annual basis, hitting an all-time high.
Tolsten Schmidt, an economist at Leibniz Institute of Economic Research in Germany, said: "We are falling into recession and will not come out until next spring. At present, households bear most of the burden of the recession and their purchasing power has declined significantly."
According to the German Der Spiegel, the German Retail Federation recently sent a letter to German Deputy Prime Minister Habak, which mentioned that since the beginning of this year, Germany's energy cost has increased by 147% on average. The soaring energy costs are making more and more retailers unable to maintain their livelihoods, which has "posed a threat to the survival of retailers". About 16000 stores may close this year.