Gazprom had planned to submit the 1st gas to Turkey through a new pipeline in the early winter of 2016

The intergovernmental agreement on the gas pipeline from Russia to Turkey is expected to sign in the 2nd quarter 2015 1st gas to apply early in the winter of 2016, said Gazprom.
"The power of the first line of a new gas pipeline to Turkey in fifteen, 75 billion cubic meters will be fully focused on the Turkish market," said the report, which cites RIA " Novosti "." To implement the marine part of the project, Gazprom will be on their own. Transport Capacity in the area of Turkey will be created together. The shares will be determined in the course of further negotiations. Authorized by the company with the Turkish side has appointed the Company Botas. During one week Gazprom and Botas will prepare a General plan-implementation schedule the major activities under the project ", - said in the report. January 14, Vice-President of the Commission on energenius Maros Sefcovic said that the Russian party informed the EC about the intention to redirect the gas coming into the European Union through Ukraine, on the new pipe in Turkey. On the same day the Head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that the project " South stream is closed, for Europe there are no other options for removing the risks of transit through Ukraine, in addition to the new pipeline to the Turkish stream. December 8, Gazprom announced the creation of the enterprise for the construction of a gas pipeline to Turkey. Turkey is the second largest market for Gazprom after Germany. In 2013, Gazprom exported to Turkey 26, 6 billion cubic meters of gas. Gas supplies from Russia to Turkey carried out by the gas pipeline "Blue stream" and TRANS-Balkan pipeline. on 1 December the head of centuries Putin said that the Russian Federation cannot in the present circumstances to continue implementation of the " South stream ". A decision about this, as later said the Minister of energy Alexander Novak, took, himself, the head of Putin. The head of Gazprom Alexey Miller confirmed that the project is closed and return to it will not.


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