Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said
on Wednesday that it was up to the European Union to build the
necessary infrastructure for Turkish Stream, the new
Russian-Turkish gas line, as the transcontinental pipeline South
Stream was cancelled.
Miller made the statement during the first visit to Moscow
by European Union energy chief Maros Sefcovic, stressing that
time was of the essence for Turkish Stream's completion.
"They have a maximum of a few years for this. This is a
very tight schedule. To comply with it, work for the
construction of new trunk gas pipelines should be started in EU
countries right now. Otherwise, these gas volumes may be
redirected to other markets," Miller said, as reported by
Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.
Miller also announced that the South Stream project, a
transcontinental pipeline, would not go forward.
"The project is closed. The Turkish Stream is the sole
route, which can deliver 63 billion cubic meters of Russian
natural gas transited across Ukraine so far. There are no other
options," Miller said.
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