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Bulgaria Seals Gas Delivery Deal with Turkey [Nov 19, 2011] Bulgaria and Turkey will sign a political agreement to build a gas pipeline connection between the two countries for emergency gas deliveries from Turkey to Bulgaria. During the Black Sea Energy and Economy Forum in Istanbul, Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, and Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Taner Y?ld?z, have successfully negotiated plans for the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gives Up on Trying to Make Gas Pipe to Turkey Part of Nabucco [Jun 24, 2011] The Bulgarian government is no longer trying to make the future gas interconnection between Bulgaria and Turkey a section of the EU-sponsored gas transit pipeline Nabucco, Economy Minister Traikov announced. The gas pipeline connecting the natural gas networks of Bulgaria and Turkey could be ready by 2014, and through which Bulgaria could be receiving up to 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Plans to Start Exporting Electricity to Turkey in July [Jun 09, 2011] Bulgaria and Turkey have agreed to speed up the construction of a gas grid interconnection between the two countries, Bulgarian Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said Thursday after a meeting with Turkish counterpart Taner Yildiz. The two ministers met in Kayseri, Turkey, where they took part in the signing of the Project Support Agreements (PSAs) between NABUCCO Gas Pipeline International GmbH ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Begin Exploratory Work on South Stream [Jun 02, 2011] Bulgaria will launch exploratory work in the Black Sea to set the route of the future South Stream gas pipeline, announced Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov after a meeting in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. "Naturally, we discussed major strategic projects like South Stream", Mladenov declared, adding that he had filed a document to the Bulgarian Council of Ministers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Encourages Turkmenistan for Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline [Mar 18, 2011] The construction of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline will greatly benefit both Turkmenistan and Europe, Bulgarian Economy Minister Traicho Traikov told his Turkmenistan counterpart Byashimmyrat Hodzhamammedov in Sofia. Hodzhamammedov is in the Bulgarian capital as part of a Turkmenistan government delegation. Bulgaria?s Economy Minister Traikov has underscored that Turkmenistan and the EU should ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Greece Sign Gas Line Agreement [Dec 01, 2010] Bulgaria and Greece have signed an agreement to build a joint gas pipeline connection, according to the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) official site. The agreement provides for the establishment of a joint project company between BEH and the Greek IGI Poseidon with each having a 50% stake in it. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Expected to Sign Gas Pipe Agreement [Nov 12, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia are expected to sign an agreement to build a section of a trans-Balkan gas pipeline when Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin arrives in Sofia on Saturday (13 November) for energy talks with his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borisov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria gives final agreement to prepare South Stream assessment [Oct 22, 2010] Russia's gas giant Gazprom and Bulgarian Energy Holding on Friday signed an agreement to implement a feasibility study of the Bulgarian segment of the South Stream gas pipeline. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia to speed up South Stream pipeline construction [Oct 15, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia agreed here Friday to speed up the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline. This was announced after Russian energy company chief executive officer Alexei Miller met Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Economy Minister Traicho Traikov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Serbia Agree on South Stream Gas Line Route [Aug 07, 2010] Bulgarian PM Borisov (right) welcomed Serbian President Tadic (left) in Varna Friday night. Photo by BGNES The Russian South Stream gas pipeline will pass through the town of Dimitrovgrad , Bulgarias Prime Minister , Boyko Borisov , announced Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Serbia Agree on South Stream Gas Line Route [Aug 07, 2010] The Russian South Stream gas pipeline will pass through the town of Dimitrovgrad, Bulgarias Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, announced Saturday. The energy projects have been high on the agenda and the two have agreed on the route of the gas line. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia, Bulgaria sign road map for South Stream [Jul 19, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia have agreed upon and signed a road map for building the South Stream gas pipeline, as well as a protocol on Russian natural gas supplies to Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Signs South Stream Road Map [Jul 18, 2010] VARNA, Bulgaria Russia and Bulgaria signed a road map agreement Saturday to speed up the building of the Gazprom -led South Stream gas pipeline on Bulgarian territory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia, Bulgaria sign road map for Bulgarian section of South Stream [Jul 17, 2010] Russia and Bulgaria signed on Friday a road map for the technical and economic assessment of Bulgaria's section of the South Stream gas pipeline, an advisor to the Russian Energy Ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia sign Road Map on South Stream pipeline [Jul 17, 2010] VARNA, July 17 (Itar-Tass) -- Bulgaria and Russia have signed the "Road Map" on the South Stream gas pipeline construction and also a protocol on Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria backs Russian pipeline after brotherly visit [Jul 08, 2010] Russia's threat to exclude Bulgaria from its planned South Stream gas pipeline has worked, Russian daily Kommersant wrote yesterday (7 July), as a Moscow envoy obtained Sofia's consent for a ''roadmap'' to speed up the Kremlin-favoured project. The USA reacted nervously. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to push ahead with Russia's South Stream [Jul 06, 2010] SOFIA, July 6 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will push ahead with Russia's planned South Stream gas pipeline, which would transport gas under the Black Sea and bypass Ukraine, and will sign a roadmap agreement this week, its prime minister said. [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 >>

MP Abadzhiev Nominated as Bulgaria Nabucco Representative (Novinite.com) [Mar 12, 2010] Ex RZS MP Dimitar Abadzhiev has reportedly been nominated to represent Bulgaria in the Nabucco Gas Pipeline International company. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-04 14:53 Serbia, Bulgaria to ink cross-border pipeline deal (Interactive Investor) [Mar 04, 2010] BELGRADE, March 4 (Reuters) - Serbia and Bulgaria will sign a deal on Friday to build a gas pipeline linking the two countries to help avert future gas supply problems and boost energy security in the region, Serbia's energy ministry said. Serbia's Energy Minister Petar Skundric will travel to Brussels to sign a joint statement for the 180-kilometre, 2 billion cubic metre pipeline with his ... [via YahooNews] More >>