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Clinton to Urge Bulgaria to Seek New Energy Sources [Feb 05, 2012] During a brief visit to Sofia, US top diplomat is expected to call on Bulgaria to break its dependence on Russian oil, gas [via YahooNews] More >>

WikiLeaks: Bulgaria in Pursuit of Energy Diversification [May 03, 2011] Diplomatic cable of the US embassy in Sofia, dated September 30, 2009, revealed on WikiLeaks and provided to the project for investigative journalism www.bivol.bg, bringing out new details about Bulgaria's energy sector and its dependence on Russia.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Aims to Kick Russian Energy Habit [Jul 05, 2010] SOFIA Bulgaria plans to overcome its overwhelming dependence on Russian energy by building new gas pipeline links with neighboring Greece, Romania, Turkey and Serbia, a draft energy strategy showed on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria ratifies Nabucco gas pipeline agreement (People's Daily) [Feb 03, 2010] Bulgaria Wednesday ratified an agreement to build the European Union-backed Nabucco gas pipeline, which will help reduce its dependence on Russian gas. The agreement was signed last July between Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey. "Hungary has already ratified it, the rest of the countries will do it soon," Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov told parliament. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>