- ID: 8280294
- Dateline: July 4, 2022/File
- Location: Germany;Russia;
- Duration: 1’43
- Source: China Central Television (CCTV)
- Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland
- Published: 2022-07-05 14:19
- Last Modified: 2022-07-05 14:22
- English
Shotlist
FILE: Berlin, Germany – Sept 19, 2021 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Cruise ship sailing in river, Reichstag building
2. National flag of Germany
FILE: Berlin, Germany – March 16, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
3. Reichstag building, national flags of Germany, flag of European Union
FILE: Berlin, Germany – Sept 19, 2021 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
4. Pedestrians
5. Various of tram driving
6. Bus running next to fountain
7. Train past by river
FILE: Berlin, Germany – Aug 27, 2021 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of traffic
FILE: Frankfurt City, Germany – March 30, 2013 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of heating radiators
FILE: Germany – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction site, constructors
FILE: Moscow, Russia – May 9, 2018 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of boat sailing on river, Grand Kremlin Palace, traffic
FILE: Sabetta, Yamal Peninsula, Russia – Aug 9, 2018 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of workers, facilities at gas field, gas flare burning
Storyline
Germany’s existing gas reserves will last one to two months if it loses gas supplies from Russia and does not face unusually low temperature this winter, said German Federal Network Agency President Klaus Mueller on Monday.
The German Federal Network Agency released a report on Monday, saying that the current supply is stable, although the risk of further deterioration of the natural gas supply cannot be ruled out.
According to data released by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action on Friday, the current German natural gas reserve stood at about 61 percent of its full capacity.
Mueller said that Russia’s gas supply will be suspended as the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be closed in July for annual routine maintenance.
Experts pointed out that the gas supply through Nord Stream 1 in July may decrease by nearly 60 percent from June.
In addition, a spokesman for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action said that the natural gas remaining in the pipeline after the suspension of the Nord Stream 2 project cannot be used because the pipeline has not been certified.
Due to the changes in the situation in Russia and Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Feb. 22 to suspend the certification process of the pipeline project.
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the European Union has imposed six rounds of sanctions against Russia, but none of them involved natural gas. The EU introduced a regulation on June 27 that requires its member states to fulfill at least 80 percent of their gas storage capacity by winter 2022, and natural gas can be shared among member states.
