The Trans-Balkan pipeline is a natural gas pipeline between Turkey and Ukraine with branches to Greece and North Macedonia.[1][2][3][4] It was used by Gazprom for gas deliveries through Balkan countries to Turkey. Before construction of the Blue Stream pipeline it was the only international natural gas pipeline supplying Turkey.
| Trans-Balkan pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Status | in operation |
| Technical information | |
| Maximum discharge | 17 to 20 or 25 bcm per year |
Pipelines of the southern corridor of the natural gas transmission system of Ukraine are connected with the Trans-Balkan pipeline through the Orlivka gas metering and compressor station.[5][6]
Since 2020, its section in Bulgaria from Malkoçlar on the Turkey–Bulgaria border[7] up to the compressor station in Provadia, north-east of Bulgaria, has been used for transportation of natural gas received from TurkStream.[8] It can also be used in reverse mode to receive Azerbaijani gas via the Trans-Anatolian pipeline,[9] with a capacity of 17[10] to 20[11] or 25 bcm per year.[12] Romania is also a participant in the Trans-Balkan pipeline.[13] In 2022 about 2 bcm from Turkstream was sent to Romania through the Trans-Balkan pipeline.[14] In 2023 Moldova received non-Russian gas through the pipeline.[15] Ukraine has proposed that flow should be permanently south to north.[16]
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- ^ "The Trans-Balkan pipeline reimagined [GGP]". www.naturalgasworld.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ "Gas_25 / Trans-Balkan Corridor bi-directional flow Moldova – Ukraine". www.energy-community.org. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ Sabadus, Aura. "Ukraine, Turkey emerging as eastern European gas transit options". ICIS Explore. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Korchemkin, Mikhail (2009-01-16). "Gazprom insists on using just one specific pipeline". East European Gas Analysis. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ "Master Plan. Ukrainian Gas Transmission System (UGTS). Priority Objects. Modernisation and Reconstruction" (PDF). Naftogaz. Energy Charter Secretariat. 2009. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ "Ankara to complete TurkStream by end of 2019". Hürriyet Daily News. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Barsukov, Yuri (2018-11-22). «Газпром» сделал трубный выбор [Gazprom made a pipe choice]. Kommersant (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ Geropoulos, Kostis (2020-12-11). "Europe turns the tables on Russian gas". New Europe. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ Nikolov, Krassen (2022-04-29). "Bulgaria becomes regional hub for gas supplies". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ Sabadus, Aura. "Moldova, Ukraine backhaul to unlock Trans-Balkan gas corridor". ICIS Explore. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ "High Costs Cloud Outlook for Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline". Energy Intelligence. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ 11 Companies Interested In Transporting Gas From Romania To Ukraine Via Trans-Balkan Pipeline
- ^ Roberts, John; Bowden, Julian (2022-12-12). "Europe and the Caspian: The gas supply conundrum". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ https://www.power-technology.com/news/recean-moldova-natural-gas-reliance/?cf-view
- ^ "Kyiv proposes reversing Trans-Balkan gas pipeline flows through Ukraine". www.naturalgasworld.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.