Aleksey Miller

Gazprom, Ankara agree to start gas deliveries via Turkish Stream in December 2016

The Turkish Stream pipeline will become operational in December 2016, said head of Gazprom Aleksey Miller, as quoted by RIA Novosti.

"An agreement [between Russia and Turkey] has been reached on operational commissioning and the start of gas deliveries via Turkish Stream in December 2016," said Miller.

Russia Confirms Receiving First Tranche of Ukraine Gas Debt Payment

Russian gas giant Gazprpom on Wednesday confirmed receiving the first tranche of payment for past deliveries from Ukraine's Naftogaz. 

The payment opens the way for resumption of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine under an agreement between Moscow and Kiev reached last week in Brussels.