Gazprom to reduce TurkStream capacity in favour of Nord Stream II

摘要

Gazprom has said it will reduce the planned capacity of its proposed TurkStream gas pipeline project in favour of expanding the existing Nord Stream gas pipeline. The capacity of the TurkStream pipeline is now expected to be 32 Bm3/a of gas. Proposed as an alternative to Russia's South Stream Pipeline project, which was cancelled due to opposition from the European Union, rhe TurkStream project initially planned to carry 63 Bm3/a of gas from Russia to Europe via Turkey. Turkey is expected to use 16 Bm3/a to meet domestic needs, while the remaining will be transported to Europe. The project is estimated to cost approximately 11.4 billion euro (US$12.5 billion).