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South Stream Could Consider ‘Plan B’, Russian Journalist Says
Gazprom could consider another route for South Stream if the EU continued to obstruct the construction of the Moscow-backed gas pipeline, a Russian journalist has suggested.
Sofia’s Latest Move to Halt South Stream “Could Be More Serious”
The announcement that Bulgaria has halted work on the South Stream project “could be a bit more serious” than the previous one, a gas analyst has commented.
South Stream Bulgaria JV Raises Capital Despite Ban
The South Stream Bulgaria project company has increased its capital in defiance of orders to the contrary issued by caretaker energy minister Vasil Shtonov.
Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog to Become Parliamentary Structure
Vasil Shtonov, caretaker Energy Minister, has informed that the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) may be moved from the government to Parliament.
Shtonov made clear at a Friday press conference that the proposal was still being discussed and it could only be implemented by an ordinary government.
1st Pipes for South Stream Gas Pipeline Section Delivered to Varna
The first batch of pipes for the Bulgarian section of the South Stream gas pipeline has been delivered by German company Eurotype to the Port of Varna.
A total of four parallel lines are to be put on the Black Sea seabed, each of which requires over 75 000 pipes. The sea section of the pipeline spans 931 km.
OMV: Russia-West Deadlock Will Not Affect South Stream Pipeline
The confrontation between the Russia and the West over Ukraine will not cancel the planned construction of the South Stream gas pipeline, according to OMV CEO Gerhard Roiss.
Roiss, as cited by RIA Novosti, commented that the gas pipeline project was a 50-year project and a delay of a few months was not an issue.
Reformist Bloc's Radan Kanev Appeals South Stream Construction Permit
Radan Kanev of the Reformist Bloc will contest the construction permit for the South Stream pipeline compressor station in the Pasha Dere area near Varna, reports Dnevnik.bg.
Bajatovic: South Stream project still on schedule
BELGRADE - Srbijagas director Dusan Bajatovic says that the first 30 kilometers of the South Stream pipeline section through Serbia will be laid by the end of 2014, and the route will change in Vojvodina, as it will not go to Italy but to Baumgarten in Austria.
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Bulgaria's Caretaker PM Vows to Disclose Information on South Stream
Ekaterina Zaharieva, caretaker Deputy Prime Minister, has vowed to make as much information as possible on the South Stream gas pipeline project publicly available.
In a Thursday interview for private TV station bTV, Zaharieva argued that at least the basic terms of contracts of this type had to be made public.
Nikolić and Tsentrgaz director discuss South Stream
Nikolić and Tsentrgaz director discuss South Stream
BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić conferred in Belgrade on with Stanislav Anikeev, director of Tsentrgaz, the company that will build South Stream in Serbia.
The talks covered the importance of the natural gas pipeline project for the country, reported Tanjug.