Prospects for Russian gas pipeline to Europe
Persistent tension between Moscow and Kiev is driving Russia’s search for new routes to send its natural gas to Europe that bypass Ukraine
Northern Lights /
Yamal-Europe
84 bcm
Existing gas pipelines
Capacity bcm* / year
Nord Stream
55 bcm
Proposed pipelines
North
Sea
RUSSIA
Brotherhood
132 bcm
Moscow
GERMANY
BELARUS
POLAND
Soyuz
26 bcm
ITALY
UKRAINE
ROMANIA
Blue Stream /
Gas-West
32 bcm
Black
Sea
BUL.
TURKEY
500km
GREECE
300 miles
Mediterranean
Sea
Nord Stream 2
South Stream
TurkStream
Capacity:
Capacity:
Capacity:
55 bcm / year
63 bcm / year
63 bcm / year
Project would enable
Russia to capitalise on
German efforts to move
away from nuclear
energy. Italy is one of
pipeline’s strongest
critics
Abandoned by Russian
energy giant Gazprom
in Dec 2014 amid rising
tensions between EU
and Moscow. Rumours
of project’s revival have
surfaced in Bulgaria
Successor to South
Stream has shifted from
fast-track proposal to
project on ice after
downing of Russian
warplane by Turkey
in Nov 2015
Source: Stratfor
* Billion cubic metres
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Prospects for Russian gas pipeline to Europe
Persistent tension between Moscow and Kiev is driving Russia’s search for new routes to send its natural gas to Europe that bypass Ukraine
Existing gas pipelines
Capacity bcm* / year
Proposed gas pipelines
Northern Lights /
Yamal-Europe
84 bcm
Nord Stream
55 bcm
North
Sea
RUSSIA
Brotherhood
132 bcm
GERMANY
POLAND
Soyuz
26 bcm
UKRAINE
ITALY
ROMANIA
Blue
Stream /
Gas-West
32 bcm
BUL.
TURKEY
GREECE
Mediterranean
Sea
Capacity:
55 bcm / year
Nord Stream 2
Project would enable Russia to capitalise on German efforts
to move away from nuclear energy. Italy is one of pipeline’s
strongest critics
Capacity:
63 bcm / year
South Stream
Abandoned by Russian energy giant Gazprom in Dec 2014
amid rising tensions between EU and Moscow. Rumours
of project’s revival have surfaced in Bulgaria
Capacity:
63 bcm / year
TurkStream
Successor to South Stream has shifted from fast-track
proposal to project on ice after downing of Russian warplane
by Turkey in Nov 2015
Source: Stratfor
* Billion cubic metres
© GRAPHIC NEWS
Prospects for Russia-Europe gas pipeline
Persistent tension between Moscow and Kiev is driving Russia’s search for new routes to send its natural gas to Europe that bypass Ukraine
Existing gas pipelines
Proposed gas pipelines
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
Nord Stream 2
Capacity:
55bn cubic metres / year
Project would enable Russia to
capitalise on German efforts to move
away from nuclear energy. Italy is one
of pipeline’s strongest critics
South Stream
Capacity:
63bn cubic metres / year
Abandoned by Russian energy giant
Gazprom in Dec 2014 amid rising
tensions between EU and Moscow.
Rumours of project’s revival have
surfaced in Bulgaria
TurkStream
Capacity:
63bn cubic metres / year
Successor to South Stream has
shifted from fast-track proposal to
project on ice after downing of Russian
warplane by Turkey in Nov 2015
Source: Stratfor
© GRAPHIC NEWS
RUSSIA
Europe gas pipeline options
January 15, 2016 - Persistent tension between Moscow and Kiev is driving Russia’s search for new routes to send its natural gas to Europe that bypass Ukraine.