Due to the full payment of the payment, Russia will suspend the gas supply to the French energy giant Angji Group

[Global Times special reporter Wang Zhen] "Starting on September 1, Russian Natural Gas Industry Corporation (Russia) suspended the natural gas supply to Angji Group, France." Today, Russia TV reported on August 31 that Russia was on Telegram on the day of Telegram Social media released news that because the French Angry Group did not pay the natural gas model in July in accordance with the existing contract, Russia decided to disconnect until the money was received.

Angji Group stated that Russia has notified the group to reduce the supply of natural gas from the 30th because there are differences between the two parties on some terms in the contract. Angji Group guarantees that even if the gas is cut off, the group will take measures to ensure that natural gas supply will not be interrupted.

France's dependence on Russia's natural gas is lower than that of other EU countries. Russia's gas accounts for about 17%of France's imports and supply about 14 billion cubic meters of France each year. Since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, this proportion has dropped to less than 4%. Earlier, Angji Group confirmed that it was negotiating with Algerian Petroleum and Gas Company to increase the supply of natural gas in France. French President Macron said that the facilities of natural gas storage in France are almost completely full, so the natural gas supply in winter will not have problems. However, French Prime Minister Borne said on the 31st that natural gas supply decreased to a greater impact on large enterprises, which would harm the country's economy.

It is also reported that from August 31st, the "Beixi-1" natural gas pipeline in Russia was suspended for 3 days in Europe. Russian National Energy Fund expert Yushkov said that if the expert may turn off the pipeline for a long time if the experts find that the last turbine was conducted in the last turbine of the pipeline found that it could not resume operation due to failure. He said that although some European countries have filled their gas storage facilities to the required level, without Russia provided the necessary number of natural gas, it would be difficult for EU countries to spend the coming winter.

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