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Russia is burning about ten million euros a day of gas that could be sent to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipelineas revealed this Friday by a report by the Norwegian consultancy Rystad Energy. A study of satellite images of the Portovaya natural gas plant, near the Russian border with Finland, show high levels of heat since July 11, which, according to experts, are the footprint of that burning of hydrocarbons. The document indicates that Russia could be burning a surplus of gas of around 4.3 million cubic meters of gas per day, which is equivalent to about ten million euros.
Rystad Energy’s vice president for gas markets, Sindre Knutsson, believes that Russia would have already burned enough gas to supply 1.5 million European homes, according to statements collected by the Sky News network. The experts do not rule out that this burning is part of the testing procedures of the Portovaya plant, although they also believe that the magnitude and duration of the burning are “extreme” to be tested.
Experts point out that it is highly suspicious that the burning of the gas occurs at this timewhen exports of this raw material from Russia to Germany have fallen by 77% in the last year, which is equivalent to 20% of the demand for the entire European Union.
The plant, which is located northwest of Saint Petersburg and whose commissioning is scheduled for this year, is close to a compressor station for the ‘Nord Stream 1’ gas pipeline that runs from Russia to Germany. The Gazprom company cut the supply ten days ago while carrying out the annual maintenance of the pipeline and, although it has since resumed, the flow of gas that Russia sends to Germany is at a fifth of its capacity.
The situation has come to light after Finnish citizens began to glimpse large flames on the horizon a few weeks ago, details the consultant, who warns that burning represents an “environmental disaster”, emitting about 9,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every day.
“The exact volume of combustion is difficult to quantify, but is believed to be around 4.34 million cubic meters (of gas) per day“, explained this Friday to Efe Sindre Knutsson.
supply drop
Falling supply and fears of even bigger cuts this winter have prompted Brussels to urge all 27 member countries to cut up to 15% gas consumption until March 2023 to try to ensure that reserves will be sufficient.
The Portovaya plant is a liquefaction facility being built by Gazprom northwest of Saint Petersburg. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, its purpose was to export excess Russian gas to Europe.
“The flares in Portovaya began on July 11, 2022, the date Gazprom started maintenance on Nord Stream 1and have continued despite operations partially resuming on July 21,” the report said.
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