Russian President Vladimir
Putin took part in jointing of shallow and deepwater segments of the Turkish
Stream gas pipeline in Friday. The head of state arrived at the Pioneering
Spirit pipelaying vessel currently engaged in offshore laying of the pipeline.
"All the gas pipeline
construction and operation activities will be carried in strict compliance with
the most advanced environmental standards and rules," Chief Executive
Officer of Gazprom Alexei Miller reported to the President. The Turkish Stream
has market demand, the top manager said.
"Speaking about the
Turkish market, we see the demand for Russian gas is growing; our supplies already
account for 53% of Turkey’s internal market," Miller said.
South and Southeast
European countries are another gas market, Miller said. "We also see very
high growth rates for the Russian gas in Europe. Growth of European deliveries
of gas from 2017 year-start to mid-June added 10.5 bln cubic meters of gas.
Growth rates are indeed impressive in countries of the region," Gazprom
CEO said.
Pipeline gas deliveries
"will secure reliable supplies to our consumers," Miller added.
(tass.com)