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Bulgaria anti-trust watchdog’s latest fuel market analysis finds no collusion

March 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said said that it has completed its latest analysis of the petrol and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria formally opens tender for Belene strategic investor

March 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry has formally invited letters of interest in the tender to pick a strategic investor for the restart

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Bulgaria 

Visiting Sofia, Russian PM Medvedev discusses energy projects with Borissov, Radev

March 4, 2019March 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, Roumen Radev

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov discussed their respective priorities on their energy agendas in

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Perspectives 

Negative energy: Berlin’s Trumpian turn on Nord Stream 2

March 4, 2019March 5, 2019 Gustav Gressel of the ECFR energy, Russia

Berlin has handled the dispute over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with unilateralism and clumsiness worthy of US President

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Business 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves Repsol joining Black Sea oil and gas exploration effort

February 20, 2019February 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Government gave its approval on February 20 for Spanish energy company Repsol to acquire a 20 per cent stake

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bulgartransgaz closes open season on Turkish Stream onshore extension

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgaria’s gas grid operator Bulgartransgaz has finalised the open season process for the planned expansion of the country’s gas transit

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria could call Belene strategic investor tender in February – Energy Minister

January 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said on January 14 that she was hopeful that the tender to pick a strategic

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Government injects 76.2M leva in Greece-Bulgaria gas inter-connector

December 19, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on December 19 the allocation of 76.2 million leva, or about 39 million euro, in EU funds

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Business 

Bulgarian Energy Holding fined 77.1M euro over gas infrastructure access

December 17, 2018December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The European Commission said on December 17 that it has fined Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) 77.1 million euro for blocking

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