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The decision on which pipeline will bring Caspian gas to Europe will be decided in a few months. But the impact for Georgia has already started, according to Neil Dunn, the general manager and vice president of BP Georgia. The choice between Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project (TAP)...
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.
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 government of Albania has signed off on the terms for the implementation of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline through its territory, the project's consortium announced. TAP welcomed the signing of a host government agreement for the pipeline by the Tirana government. The agreement details the terms...
Gulmira Rzayeva provides insightful comments and remarks regarding the final countdown towards the selection of the preferred route of the “Southern Corridor” natural gas pipeline currently being contested between Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and Nabucco West. Moreover she...
The consortium developing Azerbaijan's giant Shah Deniz field in the Caspian Sea has begun evaluating the final packages received from the two competitors to transport stage two gas to Europe, according to the Azeri news agency. The contenders, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH (NIC) and Trans...
Among the roles of Gazprom’s South Stream pipeline project was that of aborting the EU-backed Nabucco merely by threatening to preempt Nabucco’s markets along the same route downstream. Conversely, Nabucco’s European rival Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project (TAP) can abort Nabucco by preempting...
Final submissions for the pipeline to complete the journey of gas from Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan to western Europe face a deadline within days. The choice before Azerbaijan and the Shah Deniz consortium - in which BP, Norway's Statoil and Azerbaijan's Socar are the main players - will be to choose...
Enel, Italy's biggest utility, is interested in taking a stake of up to 20% in the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the group's chief executive has said. The current TAP shareholders are Axpo of Switzerland (42.5%), Norway's Statoil (42.5%), and Germany's E.ON Ruhrgas (15%).
Energy major BP, leading partner in the Shah Deniz consortium, has noticed less interest in gas from the rich Azerbaijani field, a company executive has said. BP's Vice President of Shah Deniz Development, Al Cook, said the project has seen a 25% reduction in demand expressed by European buyers since...
