Miller: to Remove the risks of transit through Ukraine to the EU will only " Turkish stream
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 ", said the Head of Gazprom Alexey Miller. "The risks of gas transit through Ukraine to the EU current winter ahead," Miller said, quoted by RIA " Novosti ". Before Miller stated that the construction of a gas pipeline under the Black sea to Turkey will give the opportunity to reset the Risks of gas transit through Ukraine. 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.