Gazprom announces indefinite shutdown of pipeline

Russian energy giant Gazprom extended the shutdown of gas flows through its key Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany on Friday evening, providing no time-frame for a reopening.

The state-owned oil firm said supplies would remain halted through Saturday after a leak was detected. It said the pipeline would not restart until repairs were fully implemented.

It said in a social media post that it had identified “malfunctions” on a key turbine along the pipeline, which carries natural gas from western Russia to Germany and that the pipeline will not work unless these were eliminated.