Russia to shut Nord Stream gas pipeline for 3 days


By Shi Hao

MOSCOW, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Russian gas giant Gazprom announced on Friday that it will suspend natural gas delivery to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 due to maintenance.

The only working gas compressor for the Nord Stream 1 will be shut down for three days and routine maintenance will be carried out jointly with specialists from Germany's Siemens, the manufacturer of the compressor, Gazprom said in a statement.

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