Exports gas of Russia through the pipeline Turkstream To Europe, they reached a record of more than 50 million cubic meters per day in January, after Ukraine passing was closed, as preliminary Reuters calculations on Friday showed.

Turkey remained the only way for Russian gas to Europe, as the five -year transit deal between Moscow and Kiev was not extended when it ended on January 1.

Calculations based on data from the European ENTSog Gas Transfer Group showed that exports of Russian gas through Turkstream have launched 26.8% this month on a yearly basis, up to 50.6 million cubic meters a day from 39 , 9 million cubic meters in January 2024.

Overall, Russian gas supplies to Europe via Turkstream reached about 1.57 billion cubic meters (BCM) in January, from 1.24 billion cubic meters in January last year and 1.54 billion cubic meters last year December.

Russia supplied about 63.8 bcm gas in Europe through various roads in 2022, according to Gazprom data and Reuters calculations. There was a drop of 55.6% to 28.3 bcm in 2023 and an increase of about 32 bcm in 2024.

At their peak in 2018-2019, the annual flows to Europe reached between 175 and 180 bcm.

It is noted that her top diplomat EU told Reuters yesterday that European Commission did not propose to the “block” table in Russian Lng in her new sanction package to Russiaafter increased concerns about alternatives from other countries, including the US.