Turkey launched the „South Stream“

Turkey launched the „South Stream“

Dnevnik.bg – October 20, 2009, 10:41

Turkey allowed Russia underwater section of gas pipeline South Stream to pass through its territorial waters, the Kremlin said late Monday. Thus the problem is governed by Ukraine, which implies that it will not let the tube in the Black Sea sector of its economic interests because the Russian-Italian project undermines the seriousness of its transit country. According to the agency „Dow Jones announced authorization for Turkish President Abdullah Gul in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.

Moscow newspaper Kommersant said Tuesday that the news was reported in Milan by the Turkish Economy Minister Taner Yildiz, formerly the Deputy Prime Minister Igor cutting all the necessary permits for construction. The correspondent of the newspaper commented that the most likely Turkish agreement has been given against the commitment of Russia to participate in the construction of Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline, considered to be competitive with the Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline.

On Monday, the press center of the municipality of Burgas spread quotes from an interview with Mayor Dimitar Nikolov before the Greek national television, as he has stated that the city does not want an oil pipeline. Priority projects for us are related to the development of tourism and light industry, not those that threaten the environment as oil pipeline Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline, „said Nikolov.

According to him, with his participation in the referendum in Bourgas, Pomorie and Sozopol, the local population has expressed its clear position against oil and is aware of this fact and the Bulgarian government.

„Kommersant“: „South Stream would bypass Bulgaria

On the occasion of the trilateral Russian-Italian-Turkish meeting in Milan Kommersant says that it was expected discussion of Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline, but Moscow has appeared with much greater ambitions. This pipeline is a Turkish-Italian project and filling it with material rather than its size is a problem for Russia, complements the publication. Russian delegation preparing meeting in Milan has stressed mostly of Turkish participation in South Stream as a substitute for Bulgarian continues Kommersant.

The problem with the Bulgarians became clear already at meeting Vladimir Putin – Boyko Borisov, where according to Russian Prime Edition is talk „unexpectedly harsh with my colleague, after he said that Sofia wants to re-examine the problems of Burgas-Alexandroupolis.

At this time, Putin had already discussed with his Turkish counterpart Erdogan scenario in which Bulgaria was refused by the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, Russia – from the launch of the „South Stream“ on the Bulgarian coast and the Russian Transneft is included in the Samsun – Ceyhan. From this scheme benefit Russians, Turks and Italians, not Bulgarians, summarizes Kommersant.

„Of course, it would not be bad to build the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, but seven years of anguish and Bulgaria should know can we make these pipes are 300 kilometers capable enraged everyone, especially Mr. Putin, who in such cases no is distinguished by particular patient. So Igor felling get permission from Turkey to the gas flow around Bulgaria, the newspaper said.

The chief of ENI: Ceylan will become Turkish Houston

Turkey has so far promised only from 1 November to launch a study can the pipeline to pass through its waters and it is economically justified Turkish participation in the project.

In the Kremlin’s message says that „all permits are given for the beginning of geological prospecting works in the exclusive economic zone of Turkey in the Black Sea to the realization of South Stream project. As authorized, Russia shot with one bullet two rabbits writes „Kommersant“ – except the South Stream pipeline, and it gets at the end of which is likely to build a refinery and will participate in sales of its production.

„The chief of Italy’s ENI Scarone Paolo was delighted and said, is soon to be Turkish Ceylan Houston, told the publication. His company signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkish and Russian side, according to which Rosneft, Transneft, Sovkomflot „and Turkish“ Chalak will increase the capacity of Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline. The project Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline „can no longer be considered safe, the news from Milan will probably worry seriously Bulgarians, further indicates Kommersant.