A significant amount of natural gas could be exported to Europe via Türkiye, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak on Friday, according to Anadolu Agency.

Novak told Anadolu Agency that South Stream natural gas pipeline – the project that is later cancelled and turned into TurkStream – was planned as four lines with a capacity of approximately 63 billion cubic meters.

“If there is demand, this potential extra capacity can be used to deliver gas to European consumers via the Black Sea and Türkiye,” Novak said.

Novak said that Türkiye and Russia have extremely good relations in the field of energy.

Speaking about Russia’s proposal for Türkiye to become an energy hub, Novak said, “TurkStream’s capacity is 31.5 billion cubic meters. One of the lines is for export to other countries.”

Novak stated that the establishment of a center for Russian gas in Türkiye is an issue in consideration and added that “If there is such a need and all parties show interest, I think such a project can be evaluated.”

Source: AZERTAC