Russia announces that the Siberian Force 2 gas pipeline to China will "replace" the Nord Stream 2

• War in Ukraine Germany paralyzes the authorization of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

The

gas pipeline , under negotiation for several years between

and

, will "replace" the

, which was supposed to connect Russia with Europe, but whose implementation was abandoned since the conflict in

, declared Thursday the Russian Energy Minister

.

When asked by the Rossiya-1 television network about a replacement in the Russian energy strategy of the European Nord Stream 2 by the Asian Siberian Force 2, Novak answered "yes".

Earlier, the minister had stated that Russia and China would soon sign agreements on the annual delivery of "50 billion cubic meters of gas" through the future Siberian Force 2 gas pipeline.

This volume will almost represent the maximum capacity of

--55,000 million m³ in total--, which has been stopped since September 2.

Until then, a third of Russian gas deliveries to the

were supplied through this strategic gas pipeline, which links Russia and Germany .

Siberian Force 2 will power energy-intensive China, in part through

.

The construction start date is set for 2024.

In Europe, Russian gas exports to the EU will be "down 50 billion cubic meters" in 2022, Novak said on Thursday.

At the same time, the Russian minister indicated that

, the operator of the Siberian Force 1 gas pipeline that has linked the

region with northeast China since the end of 2019, "will increase its supplies" to reach "20,000 million m³ of gas " every year.

The connection to the gas pipeline at the beginning of 2023 of

, near

, will help facilitate a significant rise.

In 2025, when it will have reached its maximum capacity, this important gas pipeline will transfer 61,000 million cubic meters per year, that is, more than the Nord Stream 1. Of that figure, 38,000 million m³ will be destined for China according to an important contract signed in 2014 between Gazprom and its Chinese counterpart CNPC.

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