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The Southern Corridor preferred route selection has reached the final stretch, with a final decision due mid-June between the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and Nabucco West. One of the countries involved, Greece, aims to promote TAP and has accelerated its efforts in the matter...
Natural Gas Europe seeks to promote dialogue and the exchange of viewpoints. We are pleased to publish the following Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: I read the article entitled “Natural Gas Strengthens Ties in the Caucasus and Central Asia”, which appeared on Natural Gas online...
The Working Group of the Directorate General for the EU Commission has recently chosen several gas projects as 'crucial' for the overall energy security in Europe. This decision will play its role regarding the Southern Corridor developments, and the emerging architecture of natural gas infrastructure...
On the first day of a visit to the United States, the visiting Center for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SAM) delegation attended several conferences and meetings. Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a conference on "Iran-Azerbaijan...
Over the last few weeks, Turkish and Caspian authorities have several times celebrated the successful implementation of their oil and gas pipelines, alongside announcing their willingness to cooperate in building the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway, though they are still need the consent of two excluded...
Our respected colleague Mikhail Korchemkin of East European Gas Analysis brought to our attention an intriguing comment contained within the The April issue of Blue Fuel newsletter of Gazprom-Export Global Newsletter. The article, Southern Corridor Pipeline of Discord and Repositioning of Italy, contains...
The Greek natural gas privatization process has turned into a corporate marathon after further last-minute delays and a change in significant agreement clauses for the companies involved. The Greek government lifted the clause after intense lobbying by Gazprom that stipulated that the winning...
The Interconnector Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania-Hungary (AGRI) pipeline project is still possible, and could provide a stimulus for “east Caspian countries” to produce more gas, according to energy specialist Liana Jervalidze. AGRI, a proposed source of liquid national gas (LNG) to Europe...
Turkey has offered an opportunity to explore offshore oil and gas reserves off its Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (Socar). “Azerbaijan can search for oil and natural gas in our waters,” Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner...
Norwegian energy company Statoil has deepened involvment in offshore exploration in Azerbaijan. The company's chief executive officer, Helge Lund, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) while on a visit to the Caspian country, to develop the Zafar-Mashal block with the national hydrocarbon company.
