{{Short description|Natural gas pipeline from Bulgaria to Hungary}} {{about|the gas pipeline from Bulgaria to Hungary|the gas pipeline from Turkey to Ukraine|Trans-Balkan pipeline}} {{Infobox pipeline | name = Balkan Stream | type = natural gas | photo = | caption = The scheme of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline {{cn|date=March 2025}} | map = Балканский_поток_1.svg | map_caption = Route shown in red (Russia-occupied Ukrainian territory in pink) | country = Turkey<br/>Bulgaria<br>Serbia<br>Hungary | state = | province = | coordinates = | lat = | long = | direction = | start = TurkStream | through = Bulgaria and Serbia | finish = Hungary | par = | owner = | partners = Botaş, Bulgartransgaz, Srbijagas (Gazprom), FGSZ | operator = | technical_service_provider = | contractors = | construction = 2018 | expected = | est = 2021 | decom = | length_km = 880 | discharge = | diameter_mm = 1200 | diameter_in = | compressor_stations_no = | compressor_stations = | status = in operation | pressure = | discharge_bbl_d = }}
'''Balkan Stream''' is a pipeline which transports Russian natural gas from Turkey to Bulgaria, Serbia<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-28 |title=Former Bulgarian authorities allowed the construction of a Russian gas pipeline to "isolate Ukraine" |url=https://odessa-journal.com/former-bulgarian-authorities-allowed-the-construction-of-a-russian-gas-pipeline-to-isolate-ukraine/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=odessa-journal.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and Hungary.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-02 |title=Serbia imports natural gas from Hungary after Bulgarian pipeline rupture |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/serbia-imports-natural-gas-from-hungary-after-bulgarian-pipeline-rupture/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.euractiv.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-29 |title=Security of the TurkStream Is a Priority for Hungary |url=https://hungarytoday.hu/security-of-the-turkstream-is-a-priority-for-hungary/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Hungary Today |language=en}}</ref> It is an extension of Turk Stream.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-21 |title=Balkan Stream countries hope to avoid worst of international gas crisis |url=https://intellinews.com/balkan-stream-countries-hope-to-avoid-worst-of-international-gas-crisis-223382/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=intellinews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-14 |title=Gazprom has increased gas supply to Hungary, says official |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/14/gazprom-increase-gas-supply-hungary-turkstream-pipeline |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Annual capacity is almost 16 bcm from Turkey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-01 |title=Balkan Stream gas pipeline opens through Serbia |url=https://rs.n1info.com/english/news/balkan-stream-gas-pipeline-opens-through-serbia/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=N1 }}</ref> and 1.8 bcm onwards to Serbia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-13 |title=Access to Azerbaijani gas - priority for Serbia, says minister (Interview) |url=https://en.trend.az/business/energy/3680785.html |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Trend.Az |language=en}}</ref>
==External links== * [https://www.gem.wiki/Balkan_Stream_gas_pipeline Balkan Stream] on Global Energy Monitor
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Category:Natural gas pipelines in Serbia Category:Russia–Serbia relations Category:Bulgaria–Serbia relations Category:2018 establishments in Serbia Category:Natural gas pipelines in Turkey Category:Natural gas pipelines in Bulgaria Category:Natural gas pipelines in Hungary