SIMFEROPOL Foreign interference in the working of the underwater sections of the existing and new Russian pipelines for gas pipelines that connect to Turkey by way of the Black Sea would be minimal or even unachievable, Boris Martsinkevich, the chief editor of Geoenergetica Info analytic magazine, has said to Sputnik.
“Basically it’s secure. The pipeline is in the two territories of Russia in addition to Turkey and they are exclusive economic zones for each country… The underwater route has been prepared for building of TurkStream (pipeline), the pipeline has been studied in all the research has been completed, and the pipeline was analyzed to ensure that it is free of weapons from that (Second World) War.” Martsinkevich told reporters when asked about how secure the new pipeline will have from foreign interference , if it is constructed on the existing pipeline strings.
The expert emphasized that his observation that Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits confers Turkey the power to regulate the access to the Black Sea of warships of nations that are not part of the Black Sea Basin. He further stated that Turkey is an NATO member, and an alliance conflict could be inevitable in the case of an attack on the pipeline.
“In this case, the pipeline, oddly enough, is protected by the fact that Turkey is a NATO member, and, secondly, the appearance of American, British, and French warships will be known in advance, and the ability to track their movements dramatically increases,” Martsinkevich stated.
The expert said the land infrastructure needed for the extension of the section that runs under the water has been constructed. The total amount of gas transported through the new sections of pipeline could be approximately 31.5 billion cubic meters annually, without excluding the amount of gas that is currently utilized for deliveries into in the North Caucasus, he said.
This month, Russian the Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Moscow might move the transportation for gas out of into the Nord Stream system to Black Sea region and Turkey. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday Erdogan as well as Putin already discussed the idea. previously discussed the issue and he has directed the relevant departments to investigate the issue.
In the latter part of September, fuel leaks were detected on pipelines belonging to the Nord Stream network, which is a major factor in the transport of Russian gas to Europe. It is believed that the Swedish as well as Danish authorities believe that the leak occurred as caused by sabotage. cause of an act of sabotage. According to the Russian Attorney General’s Office is investigating the pipeline incidents as terrorist acts. Denmark as well as Sweden have blocked Russia from investigating the attack.
