It is designed to transport up to 31 billion cubic metres of natural gas from the Caspian region and the Middle East to Europe annually, and is aimed at reducing the EU's dependence on Russian supplies.
Projektiran je za transport do 31 milijarde kubičnih metara prirodnog plina godišnje od kaspijske regije i s Bliskog istoka do Europe, a cilj mu je smanjiti ovisnost EU o opskrbi iz Rusije.