Turkish Stream
| Turkish Stream | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |
Russia Turkey |
| From | Ruskaya compressor station |
| Passes through | Black Sea |
| To | ? |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Partners | Gazprom |
| Technical information | |
| Maximum discharge | 63×109 m3/a (2.2×1012 cu ft/a) |
The Turkish Stream is a working name of the proposed natural gas pipeline from Russia to Turkey across the Black Sea. The proposal was announced by Russian president Vladimir Putin on 1 December 2014, during his state visit to Turkey. The proposed pipeline should replace the cancelled South Stream project.[1][2] According to Gazprom, the project does not have an official name yet.[3]
The pipeline would start at the Russkaya compressor station near Anapa. The landing point in Turkey is not negotiated yet. According to Gazprom, pipe-laying works will start immediately when the landing point in Turkey is decided.[3] Two pipe-laying ships are already located in the Black Sea.[4]
The planned capacity of the pipeline is 63 billion cubic metres per annum (2.2 trillion cubic feet per annum) of natural gas.[3] Turkey would take about 14 billion cubic metres per annum (490 billion cubic feet per annum), the rest of the gas is planned to be exported to Europe.[4] However, there are concerns that there is not enough capacity to transport this amount from the Greek-Turkish border further to Europe.[5] According to the European Commissioner for Energy Maroš Šefčovič the proposed pipeline exceeds demands of possible customers.[6]
Negotiations between Russia and Turkey have not been finalized.[7]
The first direct gas pipeline between Russia and Turkey was the Blue Stream, commissioned in 2005. The expansion plan was replaced later by the South Stream. In 2009, Putin proposed a line parallel to Blue Stream 1 under the Black Sea, from Samsun to Ceyhan, and further to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Cyprus.[8]
References
- ↑ "Putin:Russia Cannot Continue South Stream Construction in Current Situation". RIA Novosti. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- ↑ "Russia drops South Stream gas pipeline plan". BBC News. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Launch date of Turkish Stream not to differ much from South Stream schedule - Gazprom". ITAR-TASS. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Paul, Amanda (2015-01-24). "Game on for 'Turkish Stream'". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ Panin, Alexander (2015-01-21). "Russia's New Turkish Stream Gas Strategy More Bark Than Bite". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ Panin, Alexander (2015-01-23). "EU Energy Chief Says Russia's Turkish Stream Gas Project Won't Work". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ Reed, Stanley; Arsu, Sebnem (21 January 2015). "Russia Presses Ahead With Plan for Gas Pipeline to Turkey". New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Socor, Vladimir (2009-08-11). "Gazprom, Turkey Revive and Reconfigure Blue Stream Two". Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation). Retrieved 2009-08-30.
