Title: Moscow and Ankara agree 10.25% gas discount for Turkey — RT Business News
Headings: Moscow and Ankara agree 10.25% gas discount for Turkey
Moscow and Ankara agree 10.25% gas discount for Turkey
Content: Deputy Head of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic, who is  responsible for the creation of the EU energy union, said during  his visit to Turkey on Tuesday that a decision on Turkish Stream  cannot be taken without consultations with the European  Commission. At the same time Turkish officials are in negotiations about the  TANAP pipeline from Azerbaijan the construction of which  officially began on Tuesday. The TANAP plan envisages Turkey  becoming a key hub through which the gas pipeline will go to  South-East Europe from the Caspian region. In 2014 Gazprom exported 27.4 billion cubic meters of gas to  Turkey via the Blue Stream pipeline laid under the Black Sea, as  well as via the Trans-Balkan pipeline through Ukraine. READ  MORE: Putin: Russia forced to withdraw from South Stream project  due to EU stance
Russia plans to increase gas supplies after Gazprom and Botas  signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of the  Turkish Stream. The pipeline will have a capacity of 63 billion  cubic meters with 50 billion cubic meters of gas to be supplied  through a new hub on the Turkish-Greek border. The pipeline is expected to supply 15.75 billion cubic meters to  Turkish consumers and the delivery is scheduled to begin in  December 2016.