Industrial gases

Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are hampered by the decision of the Regulatory Authority for Energy over the pricing of the natural gas network, reversing the strategic advantages of the Revythousa terminal for the broader region and depriving Greek enterprises of a relatively cheap source of energy.

Kathimerini reports that stakeholders in the Aphrodite gas field have agreed to commit natural gas from Cyprus' Block 12 to Egypt's LNG facilities from where it will be exported to international markets. A few legal details remain and are expected to be clarified within days.

Bulgarian Synergon Holding has been authorized by the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) for the acquisition of "V-GAS Bulgaria", the announcement of the company to the stock exchange. The Commission's decision has not yet been published.

The topic of liquefied natural gas is important for Bulgaria and the region. Our country is still dependent on a gas supplier and so our efforts are for Bulgaria to become independent in terms of supply, said Temenujka Petkova.

The international forum "Unlocking the Business Potential of Eastern European Gas Markets - Competition, Alternatives, Markets, Projects, Security through Diversification" will begin today in Sofia.

The organizers are the Institute for Energy Research in Washington and the Center for Balkan and Black Sea Studies.

The interest in the free of charge DESIREE GAS project is high, with the applications submitted to date in the whole country totaling 6,753, Energy Minister Temenujka Petkova announced in response to a request from MPs under today's parliamentary scrutiny. The projects of 4,637 households are completely finished, she added.

By decision of the Co-ordination Committee to the Connecting Europe Facility, 27,184 million Euros are granted for the project "Rehabilitation, Modernization and Expansion of the Bulgarian Transmission System - Phase 2" of Bulgartransgaz EAD, the company announced.

The first hydrogen bus will be launched in Bulgaria in May, said deputy transport minister Angel Popov, who participated in a discussion on hydrogen fuels.

He explained that work is under way to change the legislation to start construction of hydrogen charging stations on the main highways.

Greece's fire service says three women have died when a propane gas canister exploded in the kitchen of a tavern in the southwestern city of Kalamata.

The three, two employees and the owner's wife, were already unconscious when transported to a hospital, the fire service says. They died of their wounds.

Turkey imported a total of 4.7 billion cubic meters natural gas in November 2018, with a decline of 13.8 compared to the same month of the previous year.