Energy

Athens said to be concerned over exclusion from TurkStream pipeline

As a spokesman for the TurkStream pipeline said Wednesday that construction of the Gazprom-backed project will start by the end of the month, diplomatic sources in Athens suggested the Greek government was concerned that Moscow was mulling alternative routes which could potentially exclude Greece from the plans.

Reuters: Gazprom Plans to Start Laying Turkish Stream Pipes in June 'Despite Questions'   

Russia may see its ambition to carry gas to Europe via the future Turkish Stream pipeline thwarted with the EU determined to cut its energy reliance on Russia and Turkey seeking big discounts for Russian gas in exchange for participating in the project, Reuters said on Wednesday.

Slovakia Proposes to Russia Gas Pipeline Involving Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico presented Tuesday in Moscow a gas pipeline project involving Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary.

Fico presented to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev a new option for delivering Russian gas to Central and Eastern Europe, according to reports of the TASS news agency,

Bad Weather Forces Solar Impulse into Emergency Landing

An unscheduled stop of the Solar Impulse plane in Japan has hampered its bid to break a world record.

"Decision taken for intermediate landing in Nagoya & wait for better conditions," Bertrand Piccard, the initiator of the venture who has been developing the solar-powered plane for years, announced on Twitter as the the plane was en route to Hawaii from China.

Bulgaria Customs Agency Launches Inspection at Lukoil Leftochim

Customs agency head Vanyo Tanov has said authorities are now inspecting Lukoil Neftochim over accusations of price rigging hurled in a report.

Last week the Risk Management Lab, a think-tank headed by former Prime Minister (1997-2001) claimed that for 8 years Lukoil Bulgaria had been manipulating prices of the Urals crude imported for its Bulgaria-based facility in Burgas.

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