Bulgaria ready to отказаться from Russian gas by October 2027
Bulgaria is planning to end reliance on Russian gas by October 2027, shifting future natural gas supply flows away from Russia.
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How it reaches your house.
Starting from Gazprom (ПАО Газпром), we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.
First impact
Natural gas (home) →Stands to benefitInterstate natural gas transmission pipelines
Bulgaria's move away from Russian gas should raise the value and utilization of alternative cross-border pipeline capacity.
75% confidenceNatural gas (home) →Stands to benefitLNG peak-shaving and import facilities
Replacing Russian supply with non-Russian gas should increase reliance on LNG import and balancing infrastructure.
69% confidenceBP plc →Prices riseNatural gas wellhead productionBP
The EU/Bulgaria move away from Russian gas should lift demand for non-Russian gas supply, but BP’s exposed link to natural gas wellhead production is modest (3.5% share, moderate substitutability), so I only model a limited input price increase.
Hop 2
Natural gas wellhead production →Prices easeBulgaria's planned exit from Russian gas reduces demand for Russian production, which pressures Russia's gas prices and export volumes.
77% confidenceLNG peak-shaving and import facilities →Stands to benefitWith about 60% share, low substitutability, and a long replacement lead time, Chart is a clear beneficiary if LNG import and peak-shaving capacity expands as Bulgaria moves away from Russian gas.
74% confidenceLNG peak-shaving and import facilities →Stands to benefitHop 3
Chart Industries, Inc. →Stands to benefitLNG peak-shaving and import facilitiesGTLS
Bulgaria’s move away from Russian gas should raise European LNG infrastructure demand, which supports Chart’s core LNG peak-shaving and import facilities line given its ~60% share and long replacement lead time.
74% confidenceLinde Engineering (Linde plc) →Prices riseCryogenic cold boxes and heat exchangers
Bulgaria’s shift away from Russian gas supports LNG import infrastructure demand, which should raise demand for Linde Engineering’s key cryogenic cold boxes and heat exchangers, a low-substitutability, long-lead-time input.
58% confidenceAir Products and Chemicals, Inc. →Stands to benefit