Introduction
Russia is building a new pipeline to Europe. This time, it’s called TurkStream and it will supply gas directly from Russia’s Black Sea coast to the EU. The fact that Russia is building TurkStream shows its desire for dependence on its gas for Europe’s energy sector to continue even after the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is completed.
Russia plans to use TurkStream, a $14 billion pipeline project, to supply gas to Europe by bypassing the Ukrainian transit network.
Russia plans to use TurkStream, a $14 billion pipeline project, to supply gas to Europe by bypassing the Ukrainian transit network. The 1,850-kilometer (1,150 mile) undersea pipeline will stretch across the Black Sea and connect Russia’s northern Caucasus region with Turkey.
The new pipeline will allow Russia to access the European natural gas market through a direct connection that bypasses Ukraine. This could have a significant impact on European energy security as well as undermine Kyiv’s role as an intermediary between European suppliers and consumers of Russian gas supplies.
TurkStream connects Russia’s Black Sea coast with Turkey and then moves on to Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary.
TurkStream is a gas pipeline project from Russia to Turkey. The pipeline will run under the Black Sea and into Turkey, where it will split into two lines of equal capacity. One line will continue through Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary before ending at an existing LNG terminal near Burgas on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. The other line terminates at Greece’s northeastern border with Turkey via a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) plant operated by FLNG Partners LLC; this plant is currently under construction near Alexandroupolis in Greece’s north-eastern part of Macedonia.
The total length of both lines together reaches almost 1,200 kilometers (750 miles).
The fact that Russia is building TurkStream shows its desire for dependence on its gas for Europe’s energy sector to continue even after the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is completed.
The fact that Russia is building TurkStream shows its desire for dependence on its gas for Europe’s energy sector to continue even after the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is completed.
Russia will use this new pipeline as a way to bypass Ukraine, which has been blocking Russian imports of natural gas since Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea in 2014. To do this, it will use TurkStream as an alternative route and increase its grip on Europe’s energy market.
The completion date for Nord Stream 2 has not been officially announced but sources close to Gazprom tell us it could be anywhere from two years up until 2020 before they begin exporting any significant amounts of energy through these two pipelines – one that runs from Russia and another one being built within Poland or Germany itself!
The construction of TurkStream will increase Russia’s grip on the European energy market.
The construction of TurkStream will increase Russia’s grip on the European energy market. This will allow Russia to control and manipulate it for its own political agenda, which is why it is important that we try to stop this project before it begins.
Takeaway:
The takeaway from this piece is that TurkStream, a gas pipeline project between Russia and Turkey, will allow Russia to control the European energy market. While it’s true that Turkey has been buying natural gas from Russia for years, TurkStream will give them more power over their suppliers by giving them direct access to Europe’s largest supplier of natural gas — which means they can manipulate prices at will and make sure prices stay higher than they should be. This could be particularly damaging if we consider what happened with oil last year: because of rising tensions over Brexit and immigration, British Prime Minister Theresa May decided not to renew her country’s membership in the European Union (EU). As a result of this decision—and other factors like sanctions against Iran—the price paid for Iranian crude rose significantly over the summer months; meanwhile US shale producers saw their profits decline because they lacked export options during those months when demand was low due to sanctions against Iran..
Conclusion
With the construction of TurkStream, Russia has demonstrated its desire to keep Europe in a dependent relationship with it. If any further projects are built to bypass Ukraine, this will only increase Russia’s power over Europe and place more pressure on its neighbors in the region. The fact that Greece has already signed an agreement with Russia on the energy sector shows that they are willing to make concessions even as they stand up against Russian influence.
