After Siemens Energy posted a Twitter post about the abandoned Nord Stream 1 gas turbine, a reaction by Gazprom led to regret over the uncalled-for media post. Later, the German company apologized for the contentious post, which the Russian energy company took in stride.
Threat of No Natural Gas Supply Leads to Frustrations
The German firm apologized for the joke about giving emotional support to the abandoned NS1 pipeline turbine, reported RT.
It was prompted after Russians reported a halt in gas pumping through the pipeline at a time when supplies were critical.
Last Wednesday, the company tweeted that its renowned turbine was still not in its proper location. It is alone on our property in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Let's create a Spotify playlist to do the poor thing a favor.
We’ve deleted our tweet about the turbine, which triggered a controversial discussion. We understood that tonality & topic of the tweet were considered inappropriate. This was never our intention and we apologize. We condemned the war in Ukraine from day one & continue to do so.
— Siemens Energy (@Siemens_Energy) August 19, 2022
Soon after, The Police's "So Lonely" started off the song list.
Why don’t you take this trackhttps://t.co/utYBbQ0l2R
— Gazprom (@GazpromEN) August 19, 2022
Nevertheless, by Friday night, the German technology giant had accepted the tweet's " improper " tone and offered an apology, asserting that they never intended to offend anyone, noted Big News Network.
They also emphasized that they had opposed the Ukraine conflict from the beginning and deleted the tweet with the turbine and the offensive subject.
It did not appease the critics of its offensive Twitter post and was scathed for doing business with Russia, condemning Gazprom, and giving all profits to Ukraine, mentioned CSM Times.
Gazprom announced all-natural gas transit to the EU. NS1 will be closed from August 31 to September 2 for upkeep on the pipeline's last six operational turbines.
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Russian gas supplies via the NS1 were reduced to 20% of their maximum level last month due to the need for an overhaul of the remaining turbines, while one unit is stuck in Germany.
The Russian energy company refused to accept the NS-1 pipeline turbine because the sanctions imposed with Germany's approval will make future maintenance impossible.
Despite the German firm's insistence, the paperwork is in order, but they refuse because the turbine was supposed to be repaired by another firm.
Russian Turbine Needing Emotional Support Tweet Fiasco
Suggesting a Spotify playlist to comfort the pipeline equipment turned out to be a bad idea, even though the German company did not post the tweet to offend the Russian gas supplier, citing Hi India.
One of the commenters suggested the song 'Should I Stay or Go?' by the band The Clash from the 1980s. Although the lyrics initially seemed perplexed and perhaps even troubled, they ultimately echoed Berlin's struggles to release it to Russia.
However, the Russian energy supplier later joined the conversation and made a sarcastic remark about the German firm.
It was suggested to include the Judas Priest song "Breaking the Law," which alludes to the illegal action Berlin took as sanctions. It also serves as the focal point of the energy dispute between Berlin and Moscow.
Siemens Energy and its Twitter post about the 'lonely turbine' got nothing short of a haughty retort from Gazprom, as it still has not taken the Nord Stream 1 turbine.
