translation.bs: Južni tok se generalno smatra suparnikom projektu gasovoda Nabucco, koji podržavaju SAD i EU, a koji treba prenositi 31 milijardi kubnih metara godišnje prirodnog gasa iz kaspijskog regiona i Bliskog istoka za Evropu, te smanjiti zavisnost EU od opskrbe iz Rusije.
translation.en: South Stream is widely viewed as a rival to the US and EU-backed Nabucco pipeline project, which is designed to carry 31 billion cubic metres of natural gas from the Caspian region and the Middle East to Europe annually and reduce the EU's dependence on Russian supplies.