Prema Reutersovom izvještaju, Gazprom će razmatrati dostavljanje ponude za NIS samo u sklopu paketa gdje bi mogao isto tako koristiti teritoriju Srbije za izgradnju poteza cjevovoda za prirodni gas Južna struja i za izgradnju novih objekata za skladištenje gasa.
According to a Reuters report, Gazprom would consider bidding for NIS only as part of a package deal that also would allow it to use Serbian territory for the construction of a stretch of the South Stream natural gas pipeline and to build new gas storage facilities.