Romanian gas transmission system operator (GTS) Transgaz is expected to triple the volume of capacity offered for booking for import of gas to Ukraine on January 20, 2020.
Agency ICIS suggests that there might be a new contract for transit of Russian gas Ukraine will retain its transit to Central Europe, but not to South-Eastern Europe and Turkey, to which Russian gas will be supplied through the "Turkish stream", in two parallel pipelines crossing the Black sea.
Source in Turkey close to the negotiations told ICIS that "Gazprom" has already signed with Turkish importers with the addition to the long-term supply contracts, according to which point of sale is moved from the existing in Bulgaria and the Turkish "Strandzha 1-Alkoclar" on the TRANS-Balkan line in Turkish European coast. The official launch of the "Turkish stream" scheduled for January 8 2020, but it is not known, he will start to transport gas from the beginning of 2020.
as soon As the "Turkish stream" will work, the Russian gas will be supplied in reverse from Turkey to Bulgaria and Romania, then to Ukraine, where through the item "Isakcha 1-Orlovka" the gas will be delivered to Moldova and part of the Odessa region, writes the ICIS.
"Moldova needs around 9-10 million cubic meters per day, and Ukraine to the South of Odessa region will take about 4-5 million cubic meters", - said the Agency one of the traders.
