Balkan Stream Explained

Balkan Stream
Type:natural gas
Country:Turkey
Bulgaria
Serbia
Hungary
Start:TurkStream
Through:Bulgaria and Serbia
Finish:Hungary
Partners:Srbijagas and Gazprom
Construction:2018
Est:2021
Status:in operation
Pressure:40-35 bar

Balkan Stream is a pipeline which transports Russian natural gas from Turkey to Bulgaria, Serbia[1] and Hungary.[2] [3] It is an extension of Turk Stream.[4] [5] Annual capacity is almost 16 bcm from Turkey[6] and 1.8 bcm onwards to Serbia.[7]

The project is headed and financed by Srbijagas (or "South Stream Serbia AG"), the state-owned natural gas provider of Serbia.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-09-28 . Former Bulgarian authorities allowed the construction of a Russian gas pipeline to "isolate Ukraine" . 2022-10-22 . odessa-journal.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-11-02 . Serbia imports natural gas from Hungary after Bulgarian pipeline rupture . 2022-10-23 . www.euractiv.com . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2022-09-29 . Security of the TurkStream Is a Priority for Hungary . 2022-12-14 . Hungary Today . en.
  4. Web site: 2021-10-21 . Balkan Stream countries hope to avoid worst of international gas crisis . 2022-10-22 . intellinews.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-08-14 . Gazprom has increased gas supply to Hungary, says official . 2022-10-23 . the Guardian . en.
  6. Web site: 2021-01-01 . Balkan Stream gas pipeline opens through Serbia . 2022-10-23 . N1 .
  7. Web site: 2022-12-13 . Access to Azerbaijani gas - priority for Serbia, says minister (Interview) . 2022-12-14 . Trend.Az . en.
  8. Web site: Brnabićeva otkrila plan: "Južni tok" postaje "Srpski". B92.