- The energy company Siemens Energy has assured that on other occasions oil leaks have not stopped operations.

- Russia executes its threat and closes the gas tap to Europe due to "a leak" that does not need cuts.

The Nord Stream gas pipeline, in a file image.

Germany does not believe Russia: "There is no technical reason to suspend the flow of gas"

The German energy company Siemens Energy has rejected that an oil leak like the one that the Russian state consortium Gazprom says it has detected in a compressor station of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline is a reason to suspend the flow of gas.

"As a manufacturer of the turbines, we can only say that such a finding does not constitute a technical reason to stop operation," said a spokesman for the German company, quoted by the media.

And he added that "these leaks do not usually affect the operation of a turbine and can be sealed in situ", specifying that it is "a routine procedure within maintenance tasks".

In addition, in the past, the appearance of this type of leak has not led to the suspension of operations, he stressed, while indicating that Siemens Energy is not currently carrying out maintenance work, but is willing.

"Regardless of this, we have already pointed out on several occasions that there are enough more turbines available at the Portovaya compressor station for the operation of Nord Stream," he says.

Meanwhile, the German government has stated that it has "taken note" of Gazprom's recent announcement, which, it said, it does not comment on itself.

"But in recent weeks we have already seen the unreliability of Russia and correspondingly we have continued unswervingly and consistently with our measures to strengthen the independence of Russian energy imports," said a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Economy in a statement.

In that sense, he assured that Germany is now "much better prepared than a few months ago".

Thus, the level of the gas storage tanks is currently at 84.3%, that is, the 85% filling target for October 1 should be reached already in the first days of September, as specified.

And he added that "we are also advancing in the supply by means other than the Russian gas pipelines and in the new capacities for unloading liquefied gas."

She has acknowledged that times are "difficult" and that "great efforts" remain to be made, but she has been convinced that Germany is "on the right track" to dealing with the situation.

"The situation in the gas market is tense, but the security of supply is guaranteed," he assured.

In general, it added, the government is watching the situation very closely in close exchange with network operators and the Federal Network Agency, the regulatory authority for network markets in Germany.

For his part, the president of the Federal Networks Agency, Klaus Müller, commented that "in view of the Russian decision not to allow for the moment the flow of gas through Nord Stream 1, the LNG terminals, the relevant levels of storage and significant savings needs gain in importance".

"It's good that as long as Germany is better prepared, but now it's up to each and everyone," he said in a message on Twitter.

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