RIA Novosti: New Europe energy map-Turkey becomes more important22 October 2009
Prime ministers of Russia, Italy and Turkey-Vladimir Putin, Silvio Berlusconi and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have discussed realization of the South Stream pipeline project.
Probably all details of the negotiations would be kept in secret. However, there is an assumption that the South Stream would be redirected to Turkey as going round Bulgaria, said economic analyzer Oleg Mityanev for RIA Novosti.
South Stream project envisages gas transmission from Russia along the bottom of the Black Sea to South Europe. Probably the results of the negotiations in Saint Petersburg would be that Black Sea part of the South Stream pipeline would pass from Russia to Turkey not to Bulgaria as it was planed.
Until now Russia has counted on Bulgaria in this region. However, the new pro west Bulgarian government decided to reconsider all of the taken engagements in the energy field.
The country would take part of Nabucco pipeline project. Bulgaria has started asking for extra rights over South Stream project. Moreover, Bulgarian government has decided to reconsider conditions on the construction of Burgas–Alexandroupoli pipeline project.
Positive dynamic for South Stream, Samsun–Ceyhan project
22 October 2009
FOCUS News
Saint Petersburg./Ankara. South Stream pipeline gas project can be realized earlier than Baltic North Stream, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Saint Petersburg, RIA Novosti informed.
“The project has all chances to be realized earlier than the analogical project through the Baltic Sea-North Stream pipeline,” Putin said.
The first part of the North Stream pipeline, which would connect Russia and Germany, should be put into operation in 2011. It is expected South Stream pipeline to be finished in 2013.
Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi have discussed economic and investment co-operation between the tow countries. Co-operation in the energy field has been paid special attention.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has jointed the talks trough video connection. The three have found “positive dynamic” for the realization of the South Stream pipeline as putting noted South Stream pipeline gas project can be realized earlier than Baltic North.
There are no obstacles Russia and Turkey to realize Blue Stream 2 project in the frames of the reached agreements and to supply third countries with energy carriers, Russian Prime Minister said further.
Russia and Turkey contracted the formation of working groups for the realization of the Blue Stream 2 pipeline, which to give opportunity for Russian gas transaction in Middle East.
Kazakhstan is ready to provide petrol for Samsun–Ceyhan project, Putin said during the video conference.
“I want to inform you I had preliminary talks with our colleagues and friends from Kazakhstan. I know Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev is on a visit to Turkey and you plan to meet him. Our Kazakhstan colleagues expressed their readiness for joint work on providing petrol for the pipeline.
It seems to me we can create a bog international project, which, without any doubts, will guarantee to some extend energy security in Europe and will improve the situation at world energy markets,” Putn said.
