Russia's intention to direct the transit of gas to the EU via Turkey instead of Ukraine has no economic sense, said the Head of Naftogaz Andrey Kobelev.
in the opinion of management of the company, the new pipeline through Turkey carries considerable risks of technical failures, not offering consumers the EU no merit, RIA " Novosti ". Yesterday the 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. Before Wednesday, 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. First of manufacturers of steel pipes in Russia said that the entire volume of production stopped for "South stream" will be redirected to the new pipeline to Turkey. 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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