Gazprom will set South Stream route

Serbia and Bulgaria are free to express their wishes on the route of the South Stream gas pipeline, but the final decision will be Gazprom's. This is according to an article in Belgrade's Blic daily, that came after comments from Serbian President Boris Tadic. Gazprom will set South Stream route Tadic said he spoke with the Bulgarian PM over the weekend about the possibility that the pipeline would enter Serbia near the town of Dimitrovgrad, more to the south compared to the agreed entry point near Zajecar. The Russian energy giant, which owns Serbia's oil monopoly NIS, said that work and consultations were ongoing with all participants in the project, and that all factors will be taken into account. The company's press service said that Serbia's opinion on the future route of the trans-national pipeline will be taken into account, and that the final proposal will be given by Gazprom. "In Moscow", the newspaper writes, they did not wish to comment on the meeting Tadic held with the Bulgarian PM, with sources saying that the pipeline's route will depend on technical and economic conditions that will be detailed in a feasibility study. The pipeline, the value of which has been estimated at EUR 20bn, will have the capacity of 63 billion cubic meters a year, and will be built by Gazprom and Italy's Eni. It will stretch for 900 kilometers, with parts of it running under the Black Sea, and carry natural gas to Europe via several countries, including Serbia. Construction works on the pipeline are expected to start in 2011, and finish in 2015. (Beta, file)

Gazprom will set South Stream route

Tadić said he spoke with the Bulgarian PM over the weekend about the possibility that the pipeline would enter Serbia near the town of Dimitrovgrad, more to the south compared to the agreed entry point near Zaječar.

The Russian energy giant, which owns Serbia's oil monopoly NIS, said that work and consultations were ongoing with all participants in the project, and that all factors will be taken into account.

The company's press service said that Serbia's opinion on the future route of the trans-national pipeline will be taken into account, and that the final proposal will be given by Gazprom.

"In Moscow", the newspaper writes, they did not wish to comment on the meeting Tadić held with the Bulgarian PM, with sources saying that the pipeline's route will depend on technical and economic conditions that will be detailed in a feasibility study.

The pipeline, the value of which has been estimated at EUR 20bn, will have the capacity of 63 billion cubic meters a year, and will be built by Gazprom and Italy's Eni.

It will stretch for 900 kilometers, with parts of it running under the Black Sea, and carry natural gas to Europe via several countries, including Serbia.

Construction works on the pipeline are expected to start in 2011, and finish in 2015.