Average daily flows through TurkStream reached approximately 55 million cubic meters last month. Total deliveries rose to roughly 1.7 billion cubic meters (bcm), up from 1.4 bcm in March 2025, while remaining broadly stable compared with February.
The increase comes as global energy markets face mounting pressure of supply disruptions amid the war in the Middle East. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical route that typically handles about 20% of global oil, petroleum products and liquefied natural gas, has been largely closed to shipping, tightening supply.
Turkey is now the only transit route for Russian gas to Europe after Ukraine declined to extend a five-year transit agreement with Moscow that expired in January 2025.
Data from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas shows Russian exports via TurkStream totaled about 5 bcm in the first quarter of 2026, an 11% increase compared to the same period last year.
Gazprom has not published its own monthly statistics since early 2023 and did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Despite the recent uptick, Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe remain far below pre-war levels. Shipments dropped 44% in 2025 to about 18 bcm — the lowest since the mid-1970s — following the shutdown of the Ukrainian transit route.
By comparison, Russian gas exports to Europe peaked at around 180 bcm annually in 2018–2019.