Hungary To Expand Gas Transmission System For TurkStream By End Of 2019 - Russia's Novak

ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) Hungary has confirmed that it will by the end of the year expand its gas transportation system for gas that will be delivered via the TurkStream pipeline, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

"By the end of the year," Novak said, asked what the time frame for expanding Hungary's gas transmission system was.

The energy minister also added that new gas transportation facilities in Hungary would be transporting 6-10 billion cubic meters (212-353 billion cubic feet) of gas.

The TurkStream twin-pipeline will have a maximum capacity of 31.5 billion cubic meters a year. The first leg will deliver Russian gas under the Black Sea to Turkey for local consumption and is expected to become operational by January 1, 2020. The second leg is to carry gas to Southern and Central Europe, but its route has not been determined yet.

SPIEF began earlier on Thursday and will last through Saturday. Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency is an official media partner of the forum.