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Bulgaria-Romania Land Dispute Concerns South Stream Project [Mar 22, 2012] The alleged disputed territory on the Black Sea border between Bulgaria and Romania is located on the route of the future South Stream gas pipeline. The Russia-backed South Stream pipeline project is to carry Russian natural gas through the Black Sea to Bulgaria and further to Greece, Italy and Austria. According to diplomatic sources cited by the Mediafax agency and the Bulgarian Telegraph ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Paid Its Dues, Free to Quit BA Pipe - Russian Media [Mar 12, 2012] Bulgaria has paid all outstanding dues for its part in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project and is free to quit it, Russian media reported on Monday, citing the finance minister in Sofia. Bulgaria's contribution to the project totaled EUR 1.421 M in 2008 and was paid in that year.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Pay Debt on Burgas-Alexandroupolis in 2012 [Feb 01, 2012] Bulgaria plans to pay its debt on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline in 2012, said Plamen Grozdanov, Bulgarian Ambassador to Moscow. In an interview for Russian news agency Interfax, he explained that the Bulgarian government had agreed to allocate BGN 12.8 M for the payment of its financial obligations as a participant in the oil pipeline project. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria refuses to pay Russia for pipeline project [Dec 27, 2011] Bulgaria has no intentions of reimbursing Russia for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, Bulgarian news agency BGNES quoted Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov as saying. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM: Not a Lev for Russia over Scrapped BA Pipe [Dec 27, 2011] Bulgaria has ruled out paying damages for terminating its participation in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, which dealt a killer blow to the Bosporus bypass link. "I deeply respect Mr Shmatko and want to wish him Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. But Russia will not pocket not even one lev from us for Burgas-Alexandroupolis project," Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Tuesday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria drops out of pipeline project [Dec 08, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Bulgaria is dropping out of a Trans-Balkan oil pipeline project that was to reach from the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, the country's finance minister said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria pulls out of Russia-Greece oil pipeline [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria said on Wednesday it was pulling out of a long-stalled pipeline project meant to bring Russian oil to Greece through its territory, but Athens and Moscow said they remained committed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria abandons oil pipeline project with Russia, Greece [Dec 07, 2011] Sofia (dpa) - Bulgaria said on Wednesday it would withdraw from a joint pipeline project to carry Russian oil to Greece, citing possible accidents that could have an environmental impact and harm its tourism industry.Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said after a cabinet meeting that Russia and Greece would be informed of the decision and downplayed the possibility of them demanding that Sofia pay ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to quit pipeline project [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria has decided to withdraw its participation in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, the country?s finance minister Simeon Djankov was quoted as saying on Wednesday, formally terminating a project 15 years in the making. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to walk away from oil pipeline [Dec 07, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- There's little chance that Bulgaria will be a party to the planned Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, a Bulgarian finance official said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria decides to drop Trans-Balkan oil pipeline project [Dec 07, 2011] The Bulgarian government has decided to give up the Russia-led Trans-Balkan oil pipeline project, Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Abandons Burgas-Alexandroupolis Oil Pipeline [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria will terminate its participation in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov after Wednesday's Cabinet session. The decision has been approved by the Cabinet. Bulgaria will seek a termination of the trilateral intergovernmental agreement by mutual consent and if the request is rejected, it will pull out of the oil ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Launches Bid to Quit Burgas-Alexandroupolis Oil Pipeline - Report [Dec 07, 2011] Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov will reportedly submit a project envisaging Bulgaria's withdrawal from the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project on Wednesday. According to reports of the BGNES news agency, the proposal will be put up for discussion at Wednesday's session of the Council of Ministers. Bulgaria will try to terminate its participation in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gives Long-Awaited Green Light to Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline [Nov 04, 2011] Bulgaria's Environment Ministry has issued a positive ruling on the paperwork submitted to it by "Trans-Balkan Pipeline" for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project. The decision of the Bulgarian eco ministry does not mean a final approval and a go-ahead of the construction of the project but it allows the evaluation process to go ahead at ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Countdown on BA Oil Pipeline's Fate Starts in Bulgaria [Oct 03, 2011] Bulgaria's Environment Ministry is expected to decide the fate of the troubled Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project within 30 days, as the project company TBP has submitted its environmental impact assessment. Trans-Balkan Pipeline BV, a Bulgarian-Greek-Russian government consortium, submitted the revised and supplemented ESIA (environmental and social impact assessement) report to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia 'Insulted' by Bulgaria's Treatment over BA Oil Pipeline [Jul 01, 2011] Russian oil pipeline operator Transneft will soon consider if it is still expedient to attempt further cooperation with Bulgaria on the trans-Balkan Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev said on Friday. Tokarev's statement comes after a week ago the Bulgarian government delayed further the controversial project for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria and Russia to sign energy deal [Nov 13, 2010] The Bulgarian government says it will sign a deal with Russia that will push forward a pipeline project aimed at bringing Russian natural gas to central Europe and Italy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Warms up on Burgas-Alexandrupolis, Pays EUR 5 M - Report [Jul 26, 2010] The Bulgarian government is well aware the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project is profitable for Bulgaria, vice-president of Russia n oil company Transneft Mikhail Barkov said, as quoted Monday by RIA Novosti. [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 Hopes for No Penalties Scenario over Oil Pipeline Project [Jul 02, 2010] Bulgaria may escape penalties for pulling out of Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project since Russia was the first to break the rules by seeking a change in the financing scheme, Bulgaria's finance minister claims. [via YahooNews] More >>