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Revived Russian-Turkish gas project is less ambitious

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TURKEY/RUSSIA

The decision to restart the TurkStream natural gas pipeline from Russia to Turkey.

Turkey will claim larger share of Balkan gas markets

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BULGARIA/TURKEY/BALKANS

Turkish state-owned utility BOTAS has a supply contract with Bulgargaz which also includes access to the Bulgarian grid. It is in position to resell Russian gas to customers in…

The EU’s phase-out of Russian gas is not guaranteed

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EU

This is the trajectory followed by the majority of member states. However, blockages remain in east-central Europe, where Turkey could play a role in maintaining direct or…

Central Europe is cutting dependence on Russian energy

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EASTERN EUROPE

The four Visegrad (V4) countries -- Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland -- have built up gas stocks to prepare for the winter. Once the EU states most dependent on Russian gas…

TurkStream would fit into Bulgaria’s plan for gas hub

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BULGARIA/RUSSIA

Revived plans to transit Russian gas through Bulgaria into Europe and build a nuclear plant at Belene.

Central-Eastern Europe will compete for new LNG market

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EASTERN EU

LNG in Greece, Croatia and Poland.

Erdogan to push controversial nuclear expansion

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TURKEY

Turkey is heavily dependent on imported natural gas for heating and power generation. Russian imports account for 50% of gas demand, putting the current account under strain. The…

Most Balkan states will now give up on South Stream

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BALKANS

In the weeks after the energy earthquake generated by Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that Russia was cancelling plans to construct the South Stream gas pipeline…

EU's Three Seas Initiative will gain ground

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EU

The leaders of twelve EU member states in Central Europe pledged to develop transport and energy connections in the region. At a business forum running back-to-back with the…

TAP pipeline could reconfigure gas trade in Balkans

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BALKANS

The pipeline will run from Greece's Turkish border across the Adriatic, at a cost of 45 billion dollars. It inaugurates the Southern Gas Corridor linking the EU to producers in…