Gazprom’s Tukstream Gas Exports to Europe Surged in May

SEATTLE (Oil Monster): In May, Russian energy giant Gazprom's average daily natural gas deliveries to Europe through the TurkStream pipeline increased by 10.3% over the previous month.

According to new data released by the European gas transmission organization Entsog, 46 million cubic meters (mcm) of Russian gas were exported daily over the TurkStream pipeline in May. In contrast, gas exports in April were 41.7 mcm per day. However, May's exports this year showed a decrease when compared to the same month last year. In May 2024, the total exports were 47.2 mcm.

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In the first five months of this year, the total amount of Russian gas supplied to Europe through TurkStream was estimated to be approximately 7.2 billion cubic meters (bcm). Compared to shipments of 6.6 bcm over the same five-month period in 2024, this is greater.

Turkstream is a 930-kilometer underwater pipeline that connects the Russian vacation city of Anapa to Kiyikoy in northwest Turkiye. Overground pipelines connect these two locations to western Europe. It is projected that the Turkstream pipeline has an annual capacity of around 31.5 billion cubic meters.