Gazprom signed a Memorandum of understanding with the Turkish company Botas, involving the Supply of additional volumes of gas for " Blue stream pipeline to Turkey at the beginning of 2016, said the Minister of energy of Turkey Taner Yildiz.
" We are ready at once to get gas, even if it will be delivered in early 2015. But according to Gazprom, the additional supply is able to be completed in early 2016. We expect proposals, " TASS quoted the Minister. Yildiz Also said that Turkey expects to receive additional volumes of gas for " Blue stream " benefit to the contract price." We sent Gazprom our proposals for discounts on gas, and We hope that Gazprom will consider these proposals, " he said. As clarified by the results of the Russian-Turkish intergovernmental Commission Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak, now the Russian Federation and Turkey are working on economic and technical rules of increasing the supply of gas for " Blue stream " to 3 billion cubic meters. He said that gas prices are operated by Gazprom and its Turkish counterparts. Remember, before the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that Moscow and Ankara have agreed on the construction of the sea gas pipeline to Turkey to 63 billion cubic meters per year, of which Turkey will be 14 billion cubic meters, and the rest will be delivered to the border of Turkey and Greece. It was also noted that the Russian Federation can make Turkey more gas hub for customers in southern Europe. First President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin said that Russia and Turkey came to an agreement on the expansion of Gazprom pipeline " Blue stream ". Last week, Putin said that the question about the price of additional volumes of gas from Russia to Turkey requires careful consideration." Well aware of How important Russian energy resources for the development of economy and social sphere in Turkey. For this reason, always respond positively to the treatment of issues relating to the export of gas ", - said the President of Russia. Remember, November 26, Turkey has asked Gazprom to increase gas supplies on the Western route through Ukraine. The Minister of energy and natural resources of Turkey Taner Yildiz said that the leadership of Gazprom, according to unverified information, according to start additional Supply of gas through the Blue stream pipeline to Turkey in early 2016. In addition, the Turkish Ambassador in the capital of Russia Umit Yardim said that his country wants to significantly increase the purchase of gas from Russia. 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.


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