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Russia, Bulgaria eye South Stream timeline [May 17, 2012] MOSCOW, May 17 (UPI) -- Russian natural gas company Gazprom said April contracts with Bulgarian shareholders meant the South Stream natural gas pipeline was moving ahead as planned. [via YahooNews] More >>

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 to Complete Northeastern Gas Pipeline in 2013 [Apr 09, 2012] Bulgaria is to start building a natural gas supply pipeline to the northeastern city of Silistra in the fall of 2012, Kiril Temelkov, CEO of state company Bulgartransgaz, announced Monday. The future extension of the major Bulgarian gas pipeline ring will start from the northeastern city of Dobrich, and will bring Russian natural gas to Silistra on the Danube, and several small-town ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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 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 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 >>

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 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 >>

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, Russia agree on gas pipeline [Jul 17, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia have agreed on the details of a planned undersea gas pipeline project aimed at transporting Russian natural gas under the Black Sea to Bulgaria and other European countries. Russia - Natural gas - Black Sea - Energy - Oil and Gas [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia agree on gas pipeline [Jul 17, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia have agreed on the details of a planned undersea gas pipeline project aimed at transporting Russian natural gas under the Black Sea to Bulgaria and other European countries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria says pipeline flap with Russia over [Jul 06, 2010] Sofia, Bulgaria (AP) Bulgaria's prime minister says his country has resolved a dispute with Russia over a planned undersea gas pipeline project. The South Stream project is aimed at transporting Russian natural gas under the Black Sea to Bulgaria and on to other European countries. [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 >>

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 >>