GAZPROM DOUBLES TRANSFER TO TURKEY DUE TO EXPLOSION
Ankara, August 26 (AZERTAC). Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, is increasing the amount of natural gas it transfers to Turkey, the company announced Thursday.
Company spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said the transfer of natural gas to Turkey via the Blue Stream pipeline had been doubled to 37 million cubic meters as of Wednesday.
Kupriyanov said Gazprom increased the amount after an explosion occurred on the Iran-Turkey natural gas pipeline.
Noting that there was a rise in Gazprom`s natural gas transfer to Turkey, Kupriyanov said the situation showed the Turkish economy was rapidly recovering after the global economic crisis.
Kupriyanov said the explosion on the Iran-Turkey natural gas pipeline increased Turkey`s natural gas demands on Russia.
On Aug. 24, terrorists staged an attack on the Iran-Turkey natural gas pipeline near the Çatalpınar village in Turkey`s eastern province of Ağrı. The pipeline`s natural gas flow was halted due to the explosion.
