The Italian energy company Eni said that “Russian Gazprom will supply only 65% ​​of the required gas today.”

The Italian group explained that “faced with a daily gas order from Eni that is about 44 percent higher than yesterday (Wednesday), Gazprom announced that only 65 percent of the required amount will be delivered.”

The Italian company demanded “an increase in supplies to make up for the volumes that were not received on Wednesday after Gazprom’s decision to cut the company’s gas supplies in addition to normal business dynamics.”

A company representative pointed out that “Gazprom explained the short supply by technical problems at the Portovaya station, which feeds the Nord Stream gas pipeline, through which Gazprom transports part of the volumes sent to Eni.” But he pointed out that “the amount of gas to be delivered will be more than it was on Wednesday.”

An Eni spokesman said yesterday that “Gazprom reported a limited cut in gas supplies to date, equivalent to about 15 percent,” noting that his company “was not informed of the reasons for the cut.”

And on Tuesday, Gazprom announced: “It is cutting gas supplies to Germany via the Nord Stream gas pipeline by more than 40% per day due to the inability to obtain the necessary equipment from a German company (Siemens).”

Notably, Eni announced last month that it “decided to open a euro account and another ruble account with Gazprombank to pay for Russian gas supplies in the coming days,” as requested by Moscow.

The statement says that “the obligation to pay cannot be fulfilled by transferring in euros”, and the new mechanism “should not contradict the sanctions” imposed by the European Commission against Moscow.