Taj gasovod, uključujući i 900 km dug priobalni dio koji povezuje crnomorske luke Novorosiysk u Rusiji i Varnu u Bugarskoj, treba prenositi ruski prirodni gas u Evropu, zaobilazeći Ukrajinu.
The pipeline, including a 900km-long offshore section linking the Black Sea ports of Novorosiysk in Russia and Varna in Bulgaria, is designed to transport Russian natural gas to Europe, bypassing Ukraine.