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The North Stream 2 pipeline equipment in Portovaya Bay, about 60 km from the city of Vyborg, in north-western Russia. Photo / Xinhua
The news was revealed by the chief executive of the Iranian gas development and engineering company Reza Noishadi to the news agency of the Iranian oil ministry Shana on Sunday (23/10/2022).
According to Noushadi, Iran is currently able to independently produce “85% of the … equipment needed in the gas industry”.
“This ability allowed him to sign a contract with Moscow,” he said.
The CEO did not disclose exactly when the deal was concluded and when the turbines would arrive in Russia.
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Russian officials have so far not commented on Noushadi’s remarks. The development comes as the sanctioning policies of the United States and its allies hit industrial relations between Russia and its Western equipment suppliers.
Earlier this year, state-owned energy giant Gazprom had to gradually reduce gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline due to technical issues related to turbine maintenance.
“The problem arose because sanctions against Russia prevented the maintenance of some equipment and the delivery of spare parts,” the company said.
One of the turbines, originally supplied to Russia by the German company Siemens, got stuck in Canada due to Ottawa’s sanctioning policy. The turbine was sent to Canada for maintenance.
