Canada Working With Germany on Options to Restore Vital Gas Flow
- Penalties against Russia left Nord Stream turbine stuck abroad
- Canada trying to ‘find pathway’ to solve issue, minister says
Source: Bloomberg
This article is for subscribers only.
Canada is wrestling with how to comply with sanctions on Russia’s oil-and-gas business without penalizing big customer -- and Ottawa ally -- Germany at the same time, a Cabinet minister said.
Penalties on Russia for invading Ukraine left a turbine needed to help run the Nord Stream pipeline stranded in Canada. Soon after, Russia’s state-run gas giant Gazprom PJSC slashed supplies through the pipeline, the biggest gas link to the European Union, to just 40% of capacity.