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Turkish Stream Gas Pipeline Does not Become 'Victim' of Russia-Turkey Tension

Russia currently has no plan to freeze the overall construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline as tension between Russia and Turkey continues over the shooting of a Russian jet fighter by the Turkish Air Force. Although, according to Newsweek, the...

Greece Ready to Cooperate with Russia on Turkish Stream Pipeline

The Greek side is ready to continue its cooperation with Russia on the Turkish Stream pipeline draft noted the new SYRIZA-Independent Greek government through Greece’s former Minister and Independent Greeks’ member, Terrence Kouik. “We are ready. Now, it all depends...

Greek Energy Minister Discusses Cooperation With Russian Ambassador

Greek Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Panos Skourletis met with Russian Ambassador to Greece Andrei Maslov to discuss cooperation in the area of energy, a Ministry press announcement said. "Skourletis and Maslov discussed issues of bilateral relations with an emphasis...

Gazprom Cancels Pipeline in Turkey

Russian gas company Gazprom decided to cancel the agreement signed with Italian company Saipem for the construction of the first part of a gas pipeline in Turkey, according to statements made by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak. The South Stream Natural Gas...

Russia to Discuss with EU about Greek Gas Pipeline

Russia is planning to hold a discussion with the European Commission, and in particular with Commissioner for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic, about the infrastructure construction outlook for transporting natural gas via the TurkStream and its extension, the South European...

Athens Concerned it May Be Excluded from TurkStream Gas Pipeline

Athens is concerned that it may be excluded from the Gazprom-backed construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline as Slovakia has proposed an alternative route for Russian gas to Europe. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry...

Greek Energy Minister: European Intransigence Leads Negotiation to a Deadlock

"Europe's problem is not the cursed left party. It is the European intransigence that is leading the negotiation to a deadlock and not the supposedly obsolete obsessions of our country. There are many and powerful circles in the EU...

Tsipras-Putin Teleconference to Discuss Energy Matters

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a teleconference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The two leaders discussed energy issues and the gas pipeline project. According to government representatives, the discussion took place in a very positive climate. The gas pipeline...

Greece, Bulgaria and Romania Agree on Constructing 'Vertical Gas Corridor'

The Energy Ministers of Greece, Bulgaria and Romania agreed on the construction of a gas interconnection grid, which is scheduled to begin on March 2016 and completed by the end of 2018. According to Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova,...

Russia Denies Report About Signing Gas Pipeline Deal with Greece

Russia has denied a report that it is about to sign a gas pipeline deal with Greece as early as Tuesday. The report came from German magazine Der Spiegel and cited an unnamed Greek government official. The Greek official said that...