Russia’s Gazprom plans to build Turkish Stream pipeline by end of 2019

MOSCOW

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said in a statement on March 29 that the company aims to finish construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline by the end of 2019, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency and Russia’s TASS have reported. 

Gazprom plans to start laying Turkish Stream undersea pipes in the second half of this year, according to the statement.

It has also set up a branch of South Stream Transport B.V. in Istanbul to coordinate work on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project in Turkey, Miller told reporters. 

“All conditions have therefore been created to start laying the marine part of the gas pipeline,” he added.

“The drilling of the first section of the micro tunnel has been completed on the Russian stretch. The second micro tunnel is 98.5 percent ready. With the decision of the Board of Directors, the Stream Transport BV affiliate has been set up in Istanbul for the implementation of the project and coordination of work in Turkey, which is a very important decision,” Miller said.