Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 36

6-Sep-2010

CASPIAN

Gazprom Increases Gas Exports To Turkey After Iranian Pipeline Blast

Sergei Kupriyanov, Gazproms press secretary, issued a statement on 30 August announcing that the Russian company has increased gas exports via the Blue Stream pipeline to Turkey to make up for the shortfall after Iranian imports were halted by a pipeline blast. Taking into account continuing difficulties, Gazprom has raised the daily volumes by a further 5mn cu ms...