Gazprom stops pumping gas through Nord Stream

Pumping was stopped at 4:00 am, as announced by the Russian concern, but the Nord Stream AG website shows small residual gas flow until 5:00 Moscow time.

At 4 am Moscow time on September 3, it is planned to resume pumping.

Earlier, Gazprom reported that preparations for filling underground gas storage facilities in the country for the autumn-winter period are proceeding according to schedule. The company predicted that the price of gas in Europe this winter could exceed four thousand dollars per thousand cubic meters. European countries have developed a plan to reduce resource consumption.