In October 2025, Gazprom increased supplies to Europe through one of the branches of the "Turkish Stream" pipeline. Exports are rising despite the European Union's plans to completely abandon Russian gas in the coming years.
According to this information, 17,403 GWh of gas passed through the entry point "Strandzha 2 / Malkochlar" on the border of Turkey and Bulgaria in October. This is an increase of 8.7% compared to September and 13% more than in October 2024.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 152,000 GWh of gas has been supplied via this route. This is 7.5% more than in the same period last year.
Gazprom itself has not commented on the dynamics of supplies to Europe via the "Turkish Stream".
"Turkish Stream" - The Last Route for Gazprom to Europe
The European branch of the "Turkish Stream" is the only route through which Gazprom's pipeline gas reaches Europe, following the explosions on the "Nord Streams", the halt of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, and the "Yamal-Europe" pipeline. Turkey and Russia are also connected by the "Blue Stream" pipeline, but gas from there is only supplied to the domestic Turkish market.
The annual capacity of the two strings of the "Turkish Stream" is 31.5 billion cubic meters of gas (15.75 billion cubic meters each). One of them supplies fuel to the Turkish market, while the other supplies to countries in Southern and Central Europe.
Currently, liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the "Yamal LNG" project is also being supplied to EU countries. This joint venture involves Russia's Novatek (50.1%), France's TotalEnergies (20%), the China National Petroleum Corporation (20%), and the Chinese Silk Road Fund (9.9%).
The European Union intends to completely abandon any Russian gas by January 1, 2028. The plan is to phase out LNG by January 1, 2027.
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