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Bulgaria, Gazprom Power Ahead with South Stream Gas Pipeline [May 16, 2012] Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev and the head of Russian energy giant Gazprom Alexei Miller have concluded that the construction of the South Stream gas transit pipeline is progressing "as scheduled". Dobrev and Miller met in Moscow Wednesday, with their talks focusing on the future of South Stream, in addition to the Russian natural gas supplies for Bulgaria, Gazprom said in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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, Israel Deepen Cooperation after Historic Joint Sitting of Cabinets [Jul 07, 2011] The governments of Bulgaria and Israel have signed three major cooperation agreements after holding an unprecedented joint sitting in Sofia on Thursday. The bilateral agreements provide for cooperation in agriculture, natural gas supplies for Bulgaria from large-scale Israeli deposits, and for the mutual protection of investments. "We wish to increase the Israeli investments in Bulgaria.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Azerbaijan's Natural Gas Supplies for Bulgaria Pushed Back by 3 Years [Jun 23, 2011] Azerbaijan is ready to provide Bulgaria with natural gas supplies as of 2014, the Bulgarian Economy Ministry announced after a meeting of the energy ministers of the two countries. Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traicho Traikov and Azerbaijan's Minister of Energy and Industry Natig Aliyev met Thursday during the Crans Montana Forum, of which Azerbaijan this year is a partner ... [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 >>

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 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 >>

Bulgaria's Socialists: We Are Not to Blame for Gas Prices [Jun 30, 2010] Bulgaria's former PM Sergey Stanishev expressed his belief that the previous cabinet has succeeded in defending the country's interests with respect to the Russia n natural gas supplies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Socialists: We Are Not to Blame for Gas Prices [Jun 30, 2010] Bulgaria's former PM Sergey Stanishev expressed his belief that the previous cabinet has succeeded in defending the country's interests with respect to the Russian natural gas supplies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Get Azerbaijan Gas through Georgia, Turkey in 2011 [Jun 30, 2010] Bulgaria should receive its first natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan in 2011, agreed the presidents of the two countries, Georgi Parvanov and Ilham Aliyev. [via YahooNews] More >>