New routes for Russian gas to Europe
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Moscow’s construction of new pipelines such as Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream will add capacity for Russia’s natural gas exports to Europe while significantly reducing Ukraine’s role as a transit country
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Natural gas pipelines

Nord Stream
Brotherhood
Soyuz

Greifswald
GERMANY 
Baumgarten
AUSTRIA
Vyborg 
Ust-Luga
Baltic Sea
HUNGARY
SERBIA 
BULGARIA
Black Sea
Kiyikoy 
RUSSIA 
UKRAINE 
Anapa
TURKEY 

250km 150 miles
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Nord Stream 2

TurkStream

TurkStream extension
Some sections already under construction. First gas likely to flow in 2021
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Nord Stream 2

55 billion cubic metre (bcm) expansion of existing Nord Stream pipeline could become operational in early 2020, bringing total Nord Stream capacity to 110 bcm
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Brotherhood/Soyuz

Russia sends about 85 bcm per year through Ukrainian natural gas infrastructure towards European consumers. Two pipelines have combined capacity of 140 bcm
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TurkStream

Two pipelines designed to carry up to 15.75 bcm each are due to become operational by end of 2019. One will supply Turkish market and other will send gas through Turkey to Europe
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Sources: S&P Global, Stratfor         © GRAPHIC NEWS



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