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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met yesterday with Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbajian, to discuss the prospects of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), according to Italian news agency ANSA. The agency reports that Samaras aimed at convincing Aliyev that Greece is committed to concluding TAP...
For more than ten years harsh negotiations among different oil majors and pipeline consortia have been taking place about the Southern Gas Corridor, all of them seeking to transit 10 bcm/year of natural gas that will be produced from the Shah Deniz giant gas field of Azerbaijan to the European Union.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has announced that the European Commission has formally approved the Trans Adriatic Pipeline’s (TAP) application for Third Party Access (TPA) exemption for the initial capacity of 10bcm. The receipt of approval follows consents received from the relevant...
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...
The governments of Albania, Greece and Italy have created a special committee to coordinate support for the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), one of two major contenders for the contract to convey gas from the Shah Deniz 2 field off Azerbaijan. External Affairs Director for TAP, Michael Hoffmann, said...
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...
A recent high-profile international conference hosted by The Economist in Athens, Greece highlighted the importance of the natural gas sector both at a regional and European level. Interesting revelations were made at The 17th Roundtable with the Government of Greece, beginning with Greek...
The privatization of the Greek natural gas sector (DEPA-DESFA) will reach its final point and a winner is expected by the end of April. Over the past week companies including Gazprom, Sintez, M&M, PPF-Terna and Socar accessed the data room of the company for the last time and also obtained the...
The Greek Parliament has ratified the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Albania, Italy and Greece on the construction and operation of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project. The IGA between the three countries, which was signed in Athens on February 13, 2013, confirms the host countries’...
The EU is gradually expanding its reach in trans-border natural gas projects, aiming to increase the use of this energy commodity, in view of its 2050 vision. In this light, Greece puts forward four regional projects, following a vote in the European Parliament on relevant legislation aiming...
