Serbian company “Srbyјahas” and Hungarian FGSZ completed the construction of the linear part of the pipeline, bridge between the two countries, in which Hungary will receive gas from Russia through the Black Sea pipeline, not through Ukraine.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – July 5, 2021 – Diplomatic Affairs
The TV channel reported on the welding of the “golden” joint of the gas pipeline on the border of the two countries.
Gas supplies on the new route should begin on October 1, 2021 (from the beginning of the new gas year).
Reference: The Turkish Stream gas pipeline, through which Russian gas passes through the Black Sea to Turkey and further to the south of Europe, started operating in January 2020. Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, and Romania were the first to receive gas. From the beginning of 2021, Serbia, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, received gas on the new route. Later, Turkish Stream gas is to reach Hungary and Austria via Serbia.
The first stage of creating a bridge between Serbia and Hungary with a capacity of 6 billion cubic meters is currently being implemented. m per year. It provides for the construction of 15 km of linear line. Hungary in 2020 received 8.637 billion cubic meters. m of gas from Russia.
Expansion of the bridge to a capacity of 8.5 billion cubic meters. m per year postponed from October 2022 to October 2023.
Hungarian officials lost time in mid-2020 for fear that they could fall under US sanctions. On July 15, 2020, the US Department of State issued a new clarification to section 232 of the Anti-American Opposition to Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which provides for the possibility of imposing sanctions on those who invest in Russian export energy pipeline projects. The new clarification extended the possibility of imposing sanctions on those who invest (or provide goods or services), directly and significantly contribute to the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline and the second line of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.
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