Russia May Build TurkStream Second Line Directly to Bulgaria

Russia has been discussing the possibility of building the second line of the TurkStream gas pipeline directly to Bulgaria via the Black Sea, a Kremlin spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday by Interfax news agency.

Russian gas giant Gazprom has built the first line of the pipeline to Turkey for local gas consumption. The second line is designed for consumers in southern Europe.

The two lines of TurkStream have the annual capacity of 15.75 billion cubic meters each. 

Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin