In 2025, Russian pipeline gas deliveries to European countries decreased by 44%, totaling only 18 billion cubic meters. According to the European gas transport group Entsog, this is the lowest level since the 1970s when Soviet gas began flowing to Europe from Siberia.
This is reported by Finway
Historic Low in Deliveries and Reasons for the Decline
In 1973, the Soviet Union supplied 6.8 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe, and by 1975, this volume had increased to 19.3 billion cubic meters. Over the following decades, exports steadily grew, peaking in 2018–2019 when over 175–180 billion cubic meters of Russian gas were delivered to Europe annually. At that time, these supplies brought Russia tens of billions of dollars in profit.
“The decline in supplies is related to the termination of the transit agreement for Russian gas through Ukraine and the European Union’s reduction of energy imports from Russia.”
Single Route via the ‘Turkish Stream’ and the Role of LNG
Currently, the only route for transporting Russian pipeline gas to European countries is the ‘Turkish Stream’ pipeline. In addition to Turkey, gas is received via this route by Serbia, Hungary, and Slovakia. Other traditional routes, particularly through Ukraine, are not being used due to the termination of the relevant transit agreements.
Despite the sharp decline in pipeline gas volumes, Russia continues to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) by sea. As a result, it remains the second-largest supplier of LNG to European Union countries after the United States.