The Turkish Stream gas pipeline project is the sole route for Russia黑料社檚 future supplies of 63 billion m3 of natural gas to Europe currently delivered via Ukraine, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said last week.
The Gazprom head made this statement in response to a question about the fate of Russia黑料社檚 South Stream gas pipeline project.
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Gazprom has notified its European partners about its Turkish Stream gas pipe plans and now their task is to create the necessary gas transport infrastructure from the border of Turkey and Greece, the Gazprom head said.
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Russia黑料社檚 plans to shift all its natural gas flows crossing Ukraine to a route via Turkey is a surprise move that the European Union黑料社檚 energy chief said would hurt its reputation as a supplier.
The decision makes no economic sense, Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission黑料社檚 Vice President for Energy Union, told reporters today after talks with Russian government officials and the head of gas exporter, OAO Gazprom (GAZP), in Moscow.
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