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Hungarian Dance: Playing Russia’s Energy Tune Worries US
Much like US Senator John McCain’s visit to Bulgaria last summer to try and halt the Russian-backed South Stream pipeline, the US dispatched State...
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Needing Russian Gas, Italy Puts On EU’s Kid Gloves
ATHENS – Italy, which recently assumed the rotating six-month Presidency of the European Union, will try to restore a partnership approach with Russia given that the latter is...
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Bulgaria Claims South Stream Deal Doesn’t Bypass EU Law
The Bulgarian government reportedly said in a statement it did not breach EU law when it signed deals for the construction of the Russian-backed South Stream...
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Timchenko – South Stream’s Achilles’ Heel
A consortium led by Russia’s Stroitransgaz is reportedly a shoo-in to win a €3.5 billion deal to build a section of the South Stream natural gas pipeline across Bulgaria. Stroitransgaz...
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EU’s Gas Lifelines TAP, TANAP Coming
ATHENS - Both the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) will be completed in time for gas from the Caspian...
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Road To South Stream Is Paved With Good Intentions
The reason an EU-Russia task force on the South Stream gas pipeline project was formed is not to renegotiate the Inter-Governmental Agreements between the countries concerned and...
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Ukraine-Russia Lovefest Won’t Slow South Stream
The rapprochement between Moscow and Kiev, following a deal to provide Ukraine with a $15 billion loan and a gas price reduction from about...
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Gazprom’s South Stream Moving Into Europe
Gazprom said construction of its South Stream natural gas pipeline through Europe “was advancing steadily”. On 14 November, the management committee of the Russian...
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Gas Ender’s Game
ATHENS – Fresh Gazprom demands for Kiev to pay its overdue bills have sparked fears the Russian gas monopoly may cut gas supplies to...
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Turkey’s BOTAS Eyes TAP Route To Europe
Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz reportedly said his country plans to buy a share of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) gas...
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