Gazprom said on June 18 that the Turkish Stream gas pipeline will be suspended from the 21st to the 28th of this month in order to carry out the planned annual maintenance.

　　Gazprom said in a statement on the same day that the suspension of the Turkish Stream gas transmission has been agreed in advance by the project's shareholders.

　　"Turkey Stream" contains two parallel pipelines from the Russian coast through the Black Sea seabed to the northwestern Turkish city of Kikoy. In Kikoi, Russian gas is delivered in two lines, one to the Turkish market and the other overland through northwestern Turkey to the countries of south-eastern Europe. "The Turkish Stream can supply 31.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year.

　　Russia used to deliver gas to Europe mainly via Ukraine, but due to the deterioration of relations between Russia and Ukraine, Russia has sought to diversify its gas supply channels by building the Turkish Stream and the Nord Stream-2 pipeline to Germany via the Baltic Sea, bypassing Ukraine. The Russian Federation has sought to diversify its gas supply channels by building the Turkish Stream and Nord Stream-2 pipelines to Germany via the Baltic Sea, bypassing Ukraine to supply gas to Europe.

　　Affected by the changing situation between Russia and Ukraine, Germany announced in February this year the suspension of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project certification process.

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