Gas pipeline part is ready for Russia, says German leader

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, stands beside Christian Bruch, chief executive of Siemens Energy, at the turbine serviced in Canada for the Nordstream 1 natural gas pipeline in Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany (Bernd Thissen/dpa via AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has inspected a mechanical turbine at the centre of a natural gas dispute and declared “there are no problems” with the part besides information from Russia’s state-controlled gas company.

Russian energy giant Gazprom last week halved the amount of natural gas flowing through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to 20% of capacity, citing delays with the turbine’s repair and delivery.