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Cold kills 33 more in Europe, dam breaks in Bulgaria [Feb 06, 2012] SOFIA (Reuters) - Europe's bitterly cold weather killed another 33 people on Monday and melting snow caused a dam wall to break and flood an entire village in Bulgaria. Gas supplies to the European Union from Russia improved at the weekend but have not fully recovered, the European Commission said, as Italy convened a crisis committee to handle what it called critical shortages of Russian gas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian Gas Supplies for Bulgaria Back to Normal [Feb 04, 2012] Russian gas supplies for Bulgaria and transit for Turkey, Greece and Macedonia have been reinstated to normal volume, the Ministry of Economy and Energy reports Saturday. Over the last 24 hours Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and Macedonia have been reduced by 1/3, prompting the Ministry to create emergency headquarters to monitor them. According to the announcement, pressure at ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria considers ban on hydraulic fracking [Jan 18, 2012] Bulgaria, which is almost totally dependent on Russian gas supplies, has banned Chevron Corp. from using hydraulic fracturing techniques to get at natural gas. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria considers ban on hydraulic fracking [Jan 18, 2012] Bulgaria, which is almost totally dependent on Russian gas supplies, has banned Chevron Corp. from using hydraulic fracturing techniques to get at natural gas. [via YahooNews] More >>

Summary Box: Bulgaria bans Chevron from fracking [Jan 17, 2012] BULGARIA BLOCK: Bulgaria, which is almost totally dependent on Russian gas supplies, has banned Chevron Corp. from using hydraulic fracturing techniques to get at natural gas.FRACTURED: The technique, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Summary Box: Bulgaria bans Chevron from fracking [Jan 17, 2012] BULGARIA BLOCK: Bulgaria, which is almost totally dependent on Russian gas supplies, has banned Chevron Corp. from using hydraulic fracturing techniques to get at natural gas. [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, Russia Sign South Stream Road Map [Jul 17, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia have signed the so-called road map for the Russian gas line South Stream in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reported Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EconMin Foresees Energy War with Russia [Jun 20, 2010] Up to now, Bulgaria has been a key country in the realization of the South Stream pipeline that must deliver Russian gas to Europe. Photo by wordpress.com [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Urged to Hurry with South Stream Decision [Jun 20, 2010] Up to now, Bulgaria has been a key country in the realization of the South Stream pipeline that must deliver Russian gas to Europe. Photo by wordpress.com [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom???s South Stream: Romania in, Bulgaria out? (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Bucharest has given Russian gas monopoly Gazprom all the documentation relevant for building the South Stream pipeline through Romanian territory, it was announced yesterday (18 February). The move appears to give flesh to a recent Russian threat to eliminate Bulgaria from the project. [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 >>