talian companies show interest in participation in Nord Stream 2 and
Turkish Stream gas pipeline projects, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady
Dvorkovich said on Wednesday.
"Yes, Italian partners have interest. There is no secret, Saipem
[subsidiary of Italia’s Eni - TASS] is participating in relevant procedures
implemented by Gazprom for Nord Stream and Turkish Stream," the official
said.
The Turkish Stream pipeline was announced by the Russian authorities in
December 2014 as a replacement for the South Stream pipeline. It was planned
that the marine section of Turkish Stream would comprise four lines with the
capacity of 15.75 bln cubic meters each. The pipeline is to run 660 km in the
old South Stream corridor and 250 km in the new corridor in the direction of
the European part of Turkey. The project’s total cost was estimated at 11.4 bln
euro, with the cost of the first line amounting to 4.3 bln euro.
The Nord Stream-2 project includes the construction of two lines of the
offshore gas pipeline with a total capacity of 55 bln cubic meters of gas a
year from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, in addition to the existing
two lines. The project is scheduled for completion by 2019 year-end. Capital
expenditures under the project are estimated as €8 bln. The total price with
project financing is estimated at €9.9 bln.
(ITAR-TASS)