Gazprom reduces deliveries via Nord Stream

Russian energy giant Gazprom announced yesterday that it would cut deliveries via the Nord Stream Baltic Sea pipeline by 40 percent. The reason given was delayed repair work by Siemens. A gas compressor unit had not returned from repairs in time. As a result, only up to 100 million cubic meters of gas could be pumped through the pipeline each day, instead of the previously planned daily volume of 167 million.