Russian gas exports to Europe via the TurkStream pipeline increased by 7.3% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to TASS calculations based on data from the European Gas Transmission System Operators Network (ENTSOG).
Of which, the amount of gas delivered to European countries via TurkStream will reach 8.32 billion m3 in the first half of 2025. In June alone, Russian gas exports via the gas pipeline connecting Russia and Turkey decreased by 21% compared to May and decreased by 4% compared to the same period last year, to 1.13 billion m3. The main reason is the annual maintenance of the pipeline.
The average capacity of TurkStream in Europe in June reached 37.6 million m3/day, 4% lower than in June 2024 and 18% lower than in May this year.
The TurkStream gas pipeline running from Russia to Turkey across the Black Sea has a capacity of 31.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year. TurkStream is designed to supply gas to Turkey and Southern and Southeastern European countries.
To date, TurkStream is the only remaining gas pipeline operating to bring Russian gas to Europe.
According to ENTSOG, in 2024, the amount of Russian gas transferred via TurkStream to Europe will increase by 23%, reaching 16.7 billion m3, of which a record 8.6 billion m3 will be transferred to Hungary. Total Russian gas exports via pipeline to Europe in 2024 will increase by 14% compared to 2023, reaching 32.1 billion m3.
Russia also increased pipeline gas exports to Turkey by 2.6% in 2024, reaching more than 21 billion cubic meters. Russia currently supplies gas to Turkey via two pipelines in the Black Sea: Blue Stream and TurkStream.
In other developments, Russia's liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the EU in the first half of 2025 increased by 1.7% compared to the same period last year, exceeding 11 billion m3, according to data from Europe's Bruegel analysis center. In June alone, Europe's purchases of Russian LNG increased by more than 27%.
Analysts said that LNG imports from Russia in June reached the highest level in the past 4 months.
From January to June 2025, the EU will import about 11.4 billion cubic meters of LNG from Russia, up slightly from 11.23 billion cubic meters in the same period in 2024.
In June 2025 alone, the amount of Russian LNG transported to Europe will reach 1.97 billion m3, up 5% compared to May 2025, and up nearly 27.5% compared to 1.55 billion m3 in June 2024.
Statistics show that Russia will be the fourth largest gas supplier to the EU in the first half of 2025, with a total volume of about 19.3 billion m3. This is lower than Norway (47.95 billion m3), the US (40.5 billion m3) and Algeria (19.9 billion m3).
