The earlier delay might have been related to talks between Gazprom and Turkey’s Botas about a possible discount for Russian gas.
UNIAN: Russia’s Gazprom signs protocol with Turkey on TurkStream gas pipeline
Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Gazprom Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller, launches the joining of the shallow and deep-water sections of the TurkStream gas pipeline from aboard the pipeline-laying vessel Pioneering Spirit in the Black Sea on June 23, 2017.
