Alexey Miller noted that there is not a single working turbine at the Nord Stream Portovaya compressor station
“As far as turbines are concerned, those would definitely be Russian-made turbines,” he told Rusisa’s Channel One.
According to Miller, not a single operational turbine currently remains at the Nord Stream’s Portovaya compressor station, as a result of the situation surrounding the Siemens-made turbines.
At the Russian Energy Week conference on Wednesday, Putin proposed creating Europe’s largest natural gas hub in Turkey that could handle the transit of gas that used to go through the Nord Stream pipelines. The Russian leader also reiterated the proposal at a meeting with Erdogan in Astana on Thursday.
The Russian leader sees Turkey as the most reliable route for gas supplies to Europe these days, adding it was made possible by Erdogan’s firm support for the construction of the Turkish Stream pipeline.
Back in 2019, Miller told TASS that he does not rule out the possibility of building the Turkish Stream 2 pipeline, if there is demand on the market, and all necessary arrangements are in place.