Source: zerohedge.com
Take a look at the map showing the oil pipeline infrastructure that the eastern bloc has been developing since the Ukraine conflict. They have created a web of pipelines which is still under development with the Nord Stream 2 almost completed and the Nord Stream 3 is on deck. The first run of the Turkish Stream is completed, with this line there is a reliable source of fuel to Turkey and southern Europe.
The map should been clearly painting a picture of the eastern bloc's strategy to usurp the power from the west. The progress of the pipelines have been helped by the demand for Russian gas throughout Europe. The other suppliers have been stymied by maintenance problems. In Norway, Russia's closest competitor had an unplanned outage at the Skarv field and the Kollsnes processing plant. In Libya, the Greenstream pipeline to Italy was down for maintenance to integrate it with gas from the Bahr Essalam field. The maintenance was prolonged and Italy has received no gas for all of April. Demand for Russian gas was also driven by the extremely cold winter.
Source: rt.com
The strategy with the gas supplies to Europe seems to be exactly the strategy China and Russian are developing for future trading and financial transfers. Regarding trade, they are rapidly developing the one belt road and securing trading partners. As for financial, the SPFS has been reported to be ready for deployment.
It would appear that all the pieces are falling into place for the petrodollar to be dethroned as the world's reserve currency.