Key Russian Black Sea gas pipeline TurkStream under threat

BATTLEFORWORLD.COM | September 29, 2022: Days after explosions damaged Nord Stream 1 and 2, Oleg Aksyutin, CEO of South Stream Transport BV, said that if TurkStream natural gas pipeline is damaged, they won’t be able to mount repairs, because the Dutch government has revoked a key license due to EU sanctions against Russia, according to the US state-run RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe) on Thursday. And has informed the company’s managers to stop all work and cancel contracts with Western suppliers. According to the letter dated September 14, and says that the Netherlands, where the company is registered, had canceled its operating license, effective September 17.

The TurkStream is operated by South Stream Transport, a pipeline finalized in 2020, running under the Black Sea to Türkiye and then on to Serbia and Hungary. It’s annual capacity is 33 billion cubic meters of gas, and Reuters said SouthStream had confirmed on Thursday that its license was revoked, but said it had requested a resumption and “will continue gas transportation.”

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