“Gazprom” is waiting for permission to “South Stream” from the new cabinet Bulgaria – RBC

"Gazprom" is waiting for permission to "South Stream" from the new cabinet Bulgaria – RBC

RBC 11.09.2014, Moscow 19:10:08 «Gazprom” expects the new Bulgarian Government permission for construction of the “South Stream” to the end of October. This was announced during a conference call the deputy head of the Department of Project Management Holding Alexander rawhide, Interfax reports.

He added that the current Technical Cabinet of the country to take such a decision can not. “At the moment we do the preparatory work. We finish the redemption of land and preparing for full-scale construction “, – he said.

« South Stream “is not frozen. Frozen at the initiative of the European Commission only talks to find ways to derive the “South Stream” from the scope of the Third Energy Package. At present, work is continuing on the sea area. Already about 30% of the pipe is brought to the port of Burgas. There also came pipelay vessel Castoto 6, and soon to come the vessel Saipem 700. end of the year will start laying the pipe “- said the rawhide.

In the beginning of June 2014 the EU has demanded from Bulgaria suspend the construction of the “South Stream”, which does not meet the “Third Energy Package” of the EU. Brussels is also suspected in Sofia violation of European law at the time of tendering for the construction of the pipeline. The EU believes that the Russian and Bulgarian companies have privileges.

August 18, Bulgaria announced the freezing of the gas pipeline “South Stream”. Minister of Economy and Energy of Bulgaria Vasil SHTON instructed Bulgarian Energy Holding suspend all activities under the project “South Stream».

After the official representative of “Gazprom” Sergei Kupriyanov said about the political background to counter the construction of the pipeline ” South Stream “from the European Commission.

July 23, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Plamen Oresharski resigned from his post due to the poor results of the ruling Socialist party in elections to the European Parliament. Earlier, the head of the party Sergey Stanishev said that early elections will be held on October 5.

«South Stream” – a global infrastructure project “Gazprom” gas pipeline capacity of 63 billion cubic meters. m across the Black Sea to the countries of Southern and Central Europe. The first deliveries of gas through the pipeline to begin in late 2015. At full capacity it is scheduled to be in 2018.

The marine section of the pipeline “South Stream” will run under the Black Sea from the compressor station “Russian” on the Russian coast to the Bulgarian coast. The total length of the Black Sea section will be 925 km, maximum depth – over 2.2 km. Onshore section of the pipeline length of 1 thousand. 455 km pass through the territories of Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Slovenia.