German Chancellor Olaf Scholz inspected a mechanical turbine at the centre of a natural gas dispute and declared on Wednesday that "there are no problems" with the part besides information from Russia’s state-controlled gas company.Russian energy giant Gazprom last week halved the amount of natural gas flowing through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to 20% of capacity, citing delays with the turbine's repair and delivery.
But Scholz insisted the needed part is ready to be shipped to Russia at any time.German partner Siemens Energy earlier this year sent the turbine to Canada for an overhaul.
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