Gazprom, the Russian multinational energy company, has resumed gas supplies to Slovakia's largest oil and gas producing company, SPP. This is reported by foreign media with reference to the statements of the CEO of SPP Wojtek Ferenc.
Since February 1, 2025, Gazprom has partially restored gas supplies to Slovakia through the TurkStream Gas Pipeline, which will be doubled from April 2025 under a contract with Gazprom Export, which is valid until 2034.
Until January 1, 2025, Slovakia and Hungary received Russian gas through the gas transportation system (GTS) of Ukraine. After the Ukrainian transit stop Hungary switched to gas supplies via the Turkish Stream gas pipeline with the permission of Gazprom.
The Turkstream International Water Pipeline runs along the bottom of the Black Sea, connecting the Russian CS near Anapa with the receiving terminal in Turkey near the village of Kyyikey and further through Turkey. The pipeline consists of two strands designed to supply gas to the Turkish domestic market and to Southern and Southeastern Europe.
Slovakia is using all possibilities to preserve this route and at the same time is developing an alternative option that will ensure the supply of the same volumes of gas to Slovakia.
In October 2024, the Hungarian and Slovak GTS operators FGSZ and Eustream expanded their gas supply capacities via the SK-HU Interconnector at the Balassagyarmat/Velke Zlievce border point to 3.5 billion cubic meters per year.
In January 2025, Hungarian Foreign Minister P. Szijjarto said that Hungary was ready to ensure the transit of Russian gas to Slovakia through its GTS.
SPP is the largest oil and gas producing company in Slovakia. The company is engaged in the production, processing and supply of gas to Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria. The headquarters is located in Bratislava (Slovakia).
Gazprom PJSC is a Russian multinational energy company with state participation (more than 50%). The headquarters is located in St. Petersburg (Russia).
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