Construction of offshore gas pipeline begins

AT SEA, UNSPECIFIED - JUNE 23 : (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - TURKSTREAM PROJECT / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Pioneering Spirit is seen at the construction site of TurkStream and Russian company Gazprom gas pipelines offshore of Anapa city in the Black Sea on June 23, 2017. Construction is run with the world's largest construction vessel Pioneering Spirit with the length of 382 meters and width of 124 meters. Pioneering Spirit departed from Port of Rotterdam. TurkStream will directly connect the large gas reserves in Russia to the Turkish gas transportation network, creating a reliable source of energy for Turkey and south-east Europe as construction of the project began today. (Photo by TurkStream Project/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)