Project Profile

Location: Russia through the Black Sea to the Greece-Turkey border, Russia to Turkey and Greece
Length:  Offshore - 910 km, onshore - 180 km
Capacity: 63 bcma
Start-up Year: 2019

The Turkish Stream pipeline project is aimed to provide security of supplies to Turkey and other European Countries. The offshore part of the pipeline will cross the Black sea bed. Maximal depth along the route will reach 2,200 m. The length of the offshore part will amount to 910 km. As planned, “Turkish Stream” will hit the shore in the European Turkey near Kıyıköy with gas delivery point at Lüleburgaz for the Turkish customers, and a border crossing between Turkey and Greece in İpsala serving as delivery point for the European customers. The length of Turkish onshore section will total 180 km. The capacity of four strings totals up to 63 bcma, including 47 bcma to be supplied to the Turkish-Greek border. The project complies with all environmental safety standards. The construction and operation technologies for the subsea pipeline foresee minimal impact on the environment, seabed geology, water quality and the habitat for marine fauna, mammals and sea birds as well as fishery.

Gazprom received first permits from the authorities of Turkey for the implementation of the Turkish Stream after it was decided to resume the project in 2016. once constructed, the pipeline will run 660 km along the old route of South Stream and cover 250 km of a new route toward the European part of Turkey. (September, 2016)

Operators:

Gazprom: 100% interest

Contractors:

Saipem: Contracted to undergo pipeline construction operations

Allseas: Contracted to install gas trunkline.