Северный поток (Nord
Stream ) & 7º Of Mutable Signs - The End Of EU In 2025
Originally Published: 04th September, 2022 I Author: Professional Astrologer Smiljana Gavrančić ISAR CAP
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline stretches 1,200km (745 miles) under the Baltic Sea from the Russian coast near St Petersburg to north-eastern Germany. It opened in 2011 (8th November), and can send a maximum of 170m cubic metres of gas per day from Russia to Germany. It is owned and operated by Nord Stream AG, whose majority shareholder is the Russian state-owned company Gazprom. Germany had also previously approved the construction of a parallel pipeline - Nord Stream 2 - but the project was halted after Russia invaded Ukraine (24th February 2022).
How has Russia cut supplies?
In May, Gazprom closed the Yamal gas pipeline, which runs through Belarus and Poland and delivers gas to Germany and other European nations.
In June, Gazprom cut gas deliveries through Nord Stream 1 by 75% - from 170m cubic metres of gas a day to roughly 40m cubic metres.
Then, in July, it shut down Nord Stream 1 for 10 days, citing the need for maintenance.
Shortly after reopening, Gazprom halved the amount supplied to 20m cubic metres because of what it called faulty equipment.
Now it has completely halted all gas supplies to Europe through the pipeline, again claiming repairs were needed.
In August, Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck denied there were any technical issues and said the pipeline was fully operational.
But Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman insisted that Western sanctions have caused the interruptions by damaging Russian infrastructure.
Gazprom also said it would suspend gas deliveries to the French energy company Engie.
On Friday 2nd September 2022, Russian state energy giant Gazprom said it would not resume flows through the pipeline on Saturday as planned because it had detected an oil leak at its Portovaya compressor station. The pipeline has been shut since Wednesday 31st August 2022 for maintenance.
It didn't give a timeline of when exports might resume.
Russia won't immediately resume exports of natural gas to Europe through its Nord Stream 1 pipeline, worsening a shortage that threatens to tip the continent into an energy crisis this winter.
"Until the issues on the operation of the equipment are resolved, gas supplies to the Nord Stream gas pipeline have been completely stopped," Gazprom said in a statement.
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline is a key artery carrying Russia's vast gas supplies to Europe, accounting for about 35% of Europe's total Russian gas imports last year.
It has also cut off supplies to several "unfriendly" European countries and energy companies over their refusal to pay for gas in rubles, as the Kremlin insists, rather than the euros or dollars stated in contracts. European leaders have described the demands as blackmail.
How is it hurting Europe?
Europe - and in particular Germany - has historically been very reliant on Russian gas to meet its energy needs.
When Russia announced its intention to restrict supply in July, within a day it had pushed up the wholesale price of gas in Europe by 10%.
Gas prices are now approximately 450% higher than they were this time last year.
"The market is so tight at the moment that any disruption in supply causes more hikes in the price of gas," says Carole Nakhle, CEO of analysts Crystol Energy.
"This could cause slowdowns in European economies and accelerate the route towards recession."
And, what astrology says?
Gazprom shared this news on Twitter on 2nd September 2022 (17:51 Moscow time). We can notice transit Mars (energy) was at 7º Gemini. Gazprom was founded on 8th August 1989 in Saint Petersburg (time uknown, we cast the horoscope for 12pm). If we progress the chart of Gazprom for this moment we can notice its progressed Sun (reputation) at 7º 10’ Virgo.
On 24th February 2022 when Russia started its special operation in Ukraine, transit Moon was at 7º Sagittarius, secondary progressed Sun of the EU (the Sun is ruler of Asc 18º Leo in the chart of the EU) was at 7º 04’ Sagittarius, while secondary progressed Moon (people) of the EU was at 7º 15’ Gemini. Secondary progressed Moon of Vladimir Putin was crossing over 7º Sagittarius during the solar eclipse on 30th April 2022 and the lunar eclipse at 25º Scorpio in May 2022. Secondary progressed axis Asc/Desc of the EU is during 2022 at 7º Virgo/7º Pisces.
The EU has its Chiron (wound) at 6º 48’ Virgo (which is very close with 7º Virgo) in its 2nd house (financial system). Axis 2/8 of the EU goes over 6º45’ Virgo/6º45’ Sagittarius. Interesting or not, but the US chart has axis 2/8 over 7º Sagittarius/7º Gemini (if you use Asc of US 8º Scorpio, as I do use, source is Mark Penfield’s book) as well as this could be axis Asc/Desc of the US if you use well-known Sybil chart.