Hopes rise Russian gas will flow again to EU on Thursday    

Gazprom gives no indication Nord Stream won’t restart as scheduled, though European Commission is working on the assumption that link won’t return to service this week

Pipe systems and shut-off devices at the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline at Lubmin in Germany.

The price of wholesale European gas dipped following a report indicating that Russian gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany would resume on Thursday.

The pipeline is the main gas link from Russia to most of the EU and is expected to operate at reduced levels following planned maintenance, according to sources.