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Bulgaria Thinks Failed Oil Pipeline Won't Hurt Gas Talks with Russia [Dec 25, 2011] Bulgaria's "killing" of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, a joint project with Russia and Greece, will not affect the current Bulgarian-Russian natural gas supplies talks, according to Economy Minister Traicho Traikov. Traikov commented on the Bulgarian-Russian negotiations for new gas supply contracts as of 2012 between Bulgargaz and Gazprom on Sunday, a couple of weeks after the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Still in Discord on Nuclear Project Price [May 26, 2011] Bulgaria and Russia are not getting closer in reaching an agreement on the price of the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant, NPP, in the Danube town of Belene. The announcement was made by Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, after a meeting in Brussels with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Schmatko, with the CEO of Russian energy giant Gazprom, Alexei Miller, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Might Opt for Short-Term Gas Contract with Gazprom [May 10, 2011] Bulgaria might chose to press for short-term contracts for natural gas delivery with Russian giant Gazprom after 2012, stated vice-Minister of Energy Mariy Kosev Tuesday. Bulgaria's contracts with Gazprom expire end of 2012 and the Russian company has until end of June to specify terms for a possible long-term extension. "Should the conditions for a long-term contract that Gazprom formulates ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Tangled in New Gas Price Talks with Gazprom [Jan 26, 2011] Bulgaria's state natural gas company Bulgargaz has started a new round of talks with Russian energy giant Gazprom on the price of natural gas supplies. Bulgargaz CEO Dimitar Gogov and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller have met in Moscow discussing anew the price that Bulgaria pays for Russian natural gas, the Russian press reported Wednesday. Gogov and Miller have discussed the possibilities for signing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom, Bulgaria announce South Stream feasibility study tender [Nov 08, 2010] MOSCOW, November 8 (Itar-Tass) - Russia?s gas giant Gazprom and the Bulgarian Energy Holding have announced a tender for choosing a company that will prepare a feasibility study of the South Stream pipeline section that will run across the Bulgarian territory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Gazprom seek for company to prepare South Stream assessment [Nov 05, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia's gas giant Gazprom have proceeded to the selection of a feasibility study contractor for the Bulgarian segment of the South Stream pipeline, Gazprom's press service said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Borisov Ruins Gazprom's Geopolitical Stand - Russian Expert [Nov 01, 2010] The geopolitical situation for Russia and its energy giant Gazprom in the Black Sea region deteriorated sharply after Boyko Borisov became Bulgaria's PM, according to a Russian paper. [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 >>

Gazprom CEO: Bulgaria, Russia Progress on South Stream Project [Oct 17, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia have reached a serious progress in the negotiations for the South Stream gas pipeline project, Russia's Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller, said after his meeting with Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Push for Lower Gas Prices during Gazprom CEO Visit [Oct 15, 2010] Gazprom headquarters in Moscow, Russia. Photo by EPA/BGNES Minister Traikov negotiated a gas price reduction during his talks with Russian officials in July and forecast that prices for industry and households will be "a few percent lower", but this did not happen to be the case. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Push for Lower Gas Prices during Gazprom CEO Visit [Oct 15, 2010] Bulgaria's government will make a new attempt to cut gas prices and sign a direct gas supply contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom during the one-day visit to Sofia of its chief executive officer Alexei Miller. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria hopes for new Russian natural gas price reduction -- minister [Oct 13, 2010] SOFIA, October 13 (Itar-Tass) -- Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov said his country hoped to secure a new reduction in the price of Russian natural gas at the upcoming talks with Gazprom. [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 >>

Bulgaria, Russia Agree Timetable for South Stream Gas Pipe, Interfax Says [Jul 17, 2010] Russia and Bulgaria today agreed on the OAO Gazprom -led South Stream pipeline project and lower gas prices for Bulgaria, Interfax reported today. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Volleyball Team Out of World League after Loss from Brazil [Jul 10, 2010] Bulgaria's national volleyball team has lost its last match in the qualifications for the World League Final. ... By August 10, the Bulgarian state company "Bulgargaz" will receive an offer from the Russian "Gazprom" for the price parameters of the new contracts for gas supply after 2011.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Agrees to Host South Stream [Jul 06, 2010] Bulgaria ended a yearlong timeout Tuesday and agreed to move forward on hosting a stretch of the Gazprom -backed South Stream pipeline, a deal Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said would be two or three times more profitable for his country than first estimated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Agrees to Host South Stream [Jul 06, 2010] Bulgaria ended a yearlong timeout Tuesday and agreed to move forward on hosting a stretch of the Gazprom -backed South Stream pipeline, a deal Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said would be two or three times more profitable for his country than first estimated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Socialists Smell Repression in Gas Debate [Jul 02, 2010] Bulgaria's former energy minister has slammed as "political repression" the prime minister's plan to submit to prosecutors the contracts that his Socialist predecessor signed with energy giant Gazprom for the supplies of Russian natural gas. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister Slams Predecessor for Giving In to Gazprom [Jul 01, 2010] Bulgarias Economy and Energy Minister Traikov has blamed his predecessor Rumen Ovcharov who succumbing to pressure from Gazprom to renegotiate the Russian natural gas supplies for the country in 2006. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom Executives Slam Bulgaria before Watching AC/DC Gig [May 14, 2010] Senior Gazprom executives criticized Bulgaria in a press briefing in Sofia on Friday over delays in the realization of the South Stream gas transit pipeline project. [via YahooNews] More >>