Russia on Wednesday shut down the massive Nord Stream 1 (NS1) pipeline serving Europe for another three days of maintenance, once again raising fears that flows won’t resume when work ends.

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Nominations on NS1 fell to zero early Wednesday, according to the operator. Deliveries on the 6 Bcf/d, 745-mile system that stretches from Russia to Germany have been cut to 20% of capacity since July. 

Gazprom PJSC has claimed that issues caused by sanctions against Russia have prevented key equipment to boost supplies from reaching the country. Flows resumed earlier this summer after a 10-day stretch of maintenance that put the market on edge. The latest work on the system’s only operating turbine is scheduled to end Saturday.

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