As EU tries to wean off Russian gas, pipeline imports via Turkey rise
The European Union is importing more Russian gas via Turkey despite efforts to end imports from Russia.
Although the European Union plans to halt imports of Russian energy by the end of 2027 due to Moscow’s war in Ukraine, the bloc’s imports of Russian pipeline gas via Turkey have been increasing, according to a new report.
The report, published by the Ohio-headquartered Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis on Thursday, said that the top-three sources of EU pipeline gas imports in the first half of 2025 were Norway (55%), Algeria (19%) and Russia via Turkey (10%).
The report added that EU gas pipeline imports from Azerbaijan, Libya and Norway decreased year-on-year in the first half of 2025, while those from Algeria, Russia via Turkey, Turkey and the UK slightly increased.
Why it matters: In the first half of 2025, the EU imported 7.7 billion cubic meters of Russian gas via Turkey, an increase from 7.2 bcm in the first half of last year, according to the report, which cites EU data.
