Pipeline from Russia to Turkey opens

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 08 Jan 2020 by Alex Teddy
On January 8 the Turkstream pipeline was launched. The pipeline is 930 km across the Black Sea. The aim is to avoid Russian gas going via Ukraine. Gazprom is the company sending the gas. The capacity will be 15.75 bcm. Much of the gas will transit on the to the EU.This is the third pipeline extant from Russia to Turkey. This is yet another sign of the deepening relationship between the two countries on the defense procurement, Syria and energy. The two governments disagree on Libya but they are not letting that spoil their cooperation on other issues.

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