As gas disappears

Russia accused Ukraine of illegally screening large volumes of gas, but when it comes to Europe less gas, it can also occur for other reasons – technical.Because what do Russia accuses Ukraine of theft gas? This is a big volume, continuously and accurately measure which would be difficult, says the German newspaper Die Welt. The subject of the dispute has been the amount that Ukraine, under the contract, could retire as a technical gas. In fact, the missing amount is always much more that allegedly linked to technology transfer. From Siberian fields to the final consumer in Europe, gas is taking place thousands of kilometers. In the gas pressure injected an average of 60 to 100 bar.V pipes pumped gas at a pressure of 100 bar, but as far as passing the gas pipeline pressures eased, with the result that the speed of the gas flow is reduced. In this regard, on certain sections of the line is a pipeline compressor station, which is to foster the pressure in the pipe, if it falls below 60 bar. For the operation of the compressor station is just and necessary technical gas. This is the same gas that comes from the gas pipeline, it simply taken for compressor stations. Increased pressure is achieved by using gas turbines, which power an average of 30 megawatts. One cubic meter taken from the main branches of the pipeline gas technology provides 10 kilowatts per hour. Thus, of the pipes have to pick up quite a large amount of gas to operate a gas turbine: an average of 72 thousand cubic meters per day. Moreover, the efficiency of gas turbines can vary, so the exact level of technical gas needed for their work, to assess possible only approximately. Thus, the transportation of gas transit through the country is based on trust, and if it is damaged, can only control on the ground. However, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine are far from being an error in the calculations – a guarantee of gas supplies to Europe has become the subject of political strife. Against this backdrop, should think about reducing dependence on Russian natural gas passing through Ukraine. One possibility would be the introduction of the Baltic gas pipeline.