Turkish plans to supply NATO allies on the Eastern European flank were reported on Friday by Bloomberg news agency. The proposed pipeline would run from Turkey to Romania via Bulgaria, they reported.
The project is aimed at strengthening the reliability of the fuel supply chain for the alliance’s eastern members, especially after disruptions caused by conflicts in the Middle East, and is purely military in nature.
The proposal should not be confused with previously announced commercial gas pipelines, such as the construction by Turkey’s Kalyon Holding of the 308-kilometer (€530 million) Tuzla-Podisor pipeline to transport gas from the Romanian shelf, work on which is already underway, sources said.
