Gazprom Considers Redirecting Gas for Nord Stream through Turkey

Gazprom's CEO Alexey Miller has suggested that it may be possible to redirect the volumes of gas that were cut off from the Nord Stream due to terrorist actions via a Turkish hub, reports RIA Novosti.

"We are talking about all the volumes that we have lost as a result of international terrorism actions against Nord Stream, therefore, they could be significant volumes," Miller said in an interview with Russia 1’s program 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin.'

In response to a question about whether it is possible to redirect the full northern volumes through a future hub, he replied, "You know, there is nothing impossible."

Miller reminded that Gazprom has experience in preparing for the implementation of the South Stream project, which was eventually halted and later transformed into the Turkish Stream. The South Stream was originally designed with a capacity of 63 billion cubic meters of gas.

"Therefore, even if we talk about the technical documentation for the pipeline design, everything for South Stream was done in due time," noted the CEO of Gazprom.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia could transfer Nord Stream gas transit to the Black Sea region and Turkey. He discussed this idea with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and they tasked their officials to work out the issue in detail and efficiently.