Russian natural gas began flowing again through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline on Thursday after a planned shutdown saw it closed for 10 days, the pipeline operator has confirmed.
Nord Stream 1 is the biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany, and transports 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas a year under the Baltic Sea.
It began annual maintenance on July 11.
A spokesperson for Nord Stream AG confirmed to multiple news outlets that the pipeline was now back up and running, although it is unclear at what capacity.
In an emailed statement to CNBC, the spokesperson said that the company is “in process of resuming gas transportation” and that “it can take some hours to reach the nominated transport volumes.”…