Russian gas supplies to Europe via TurkStream set new record last week

MOSCOW, February 12. /TASS/. Russian gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream gas pipeline set a new record last week, according to TASS calculations based on data from the European Network of Gas Transmission System Operators (ENTSOG).

From February 3 to 9, more than 390 mln cubic meters were pumped through the Strandzha-2 compressor station on the Turkish-Bulgarian border (the onshore continuation of the offshore section of TurkStream). This is an absolute weekly record for deliveries since the start of the gas pipeline in January 2020. The previous maximum was reported last month with 376 mln cubic meters for the week of January 13-19.

Also last week, the record for daily supplies through the pipeline was exceeded several times, reaching 56.7 mln cubic meters on Monday, February 10.

The TurkStream gas pipeline, which runs from Russia to Turkey via the Black Sea, has a capacity of 31.5 bln cubic meters of gas and is designed to supply Turkey and the countries of southern and southeastern Europe. It is currently the last active route for Russian gas supplies to Europe after the transit through Ukraine was shut down. The starting point of TurkStream is the Russkaya compressor station built near Anapa.

Earlier, TASS, citing ENTSOG data, reported that supplies via the TurkStream gas pipeline to Europe reached a record 1.56 bln cubic meters per month in January. In 2024, transportation along this route increased by 23% to 16.7 bln cubic meters. A record 7.6 bln cubic meters of this volume went to Hungary.

On January 27, Budapest received assurances from Brussels that it would provide it with energy security guarantees, including seeking Ukraine's resumption of gas transit from Russia, preventing the interruption of Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, and protecting the TurkStream gas pipeline from attacks. In response, Hungary agreed to extend the EU's sectoral sanctions against Russia for another six months after January 31.