MOSCOW, February 18. /TASS/. Russian gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream gas pipeline continue to hit record highs for the second consecutive week, according to TASS estimates based on data from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG).
In particular, gas flows through the Strandzha 2 compressor station on the Turkish-Bulgarian border (the onshore continuation of the offshore section of TurkStream) exceeded 396 mln cubic meters on February 10-16, reaching the highest weekly level since the gas pipeline’s launch in January 2020.
In addition, daily gas supplies through the pipeline also passed the record level of 56.7 mln cubic meters on February 10. That said, the pipeline’s average utilization rate in February was 12% higher than in December 2024 and 10% higher than in January.
The TurkStream gas pipeline, which runs from Russia to Turkey via the Black Sea, has a capacity of 31.5 bln cubic meters and is designed to supply gas to Turkey and the countries of southern and southeastern Europe. It is the last active route for Russian gas supplies to Europe after the end of gas transit through Ukraine. The starting point of TurkStream is the Russkaya compressor station near the city of Anapa.
Earlier, TASS reported, citing ENTSOG data, that gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream pipeline had reached a record 1.56 bln cubic meters per month in January. In 2024, gas transportation along this route increased by 23% to 16.7 bln cubic meters. A record 7.6 bln cubic meters of this volume went to Hungary.
On January 27, Budapest received assurances from Brussels that it would provide it with energy security guarantees, including seeking Ukraine's resumption of Russian gas transit from, preventing the interruption of Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, and protecting the TurkStream gas pipeline from attacks. In response, Hungary agreed to extend the EU's sanctions against Russia for another six months after January 31.