Alexey Miller noted that there is not a single working turbine at the Nord Stream Portovaya compressor station
According to TASS, Russia's state-owned news agency article published on October 14, 2022, russian-made turbines will be used for transportation of gas via projected new legs of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline in the Black Sea, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said.
"As far as turbines are concerned, those would definitely be Russian-made turbines," he told Russia's Channel One.
According to Miller, not a single operational turbine currently remains at the Nord Stream’s Portovaya compressor station, as a result of the situation surrounding the Siemens-made turbines.
At the Russian Energy Week conference on Wednesday, Putin proposed creating Europe’s largest natural gas hub in Turkey that could handle the transit of gas that used to go through the Nord Stream pipelines. The Russian leader also reiterated the proposal at a meeting with Erdogan in Astana on Thursday.
He said the idea is to build another gas pipeline system and create a hub in Turkey that would ship the fuel on to third countries, primarily in Europe, if they are interested in that. According to Putin, the hub could also serve as a platform to set gas prices "at a normal market level, without any political tinge."
The Russian leader sees Turkey as the most reliable route for gas supplies to Europe these days, adding it was made possible by Erdogan’s firm support for the construction of the Turkish Stream pipeline.
Back in 2019, Miller told TASS that he does not rule out the possibility of building the Turkish Stream 2 pipeline, if there is demand on the market, and all necessary arrangements are in place.
