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Russia, Ukraine fail to reach gas deal as deadline looms

June 16, 2014June 16, 2014 VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

Russian energy giant Gazprom say emergency talks with Ukraine aimed at ending a natural gas pricing dispute have ended without

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM offers little clarity on South Stream status

June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plamen Oresharski, South Stream

The future of the South Stream pipeline in Bulgaria remains muddled, with parliamentary hearings of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and

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Europe 

Ukraine rejects Russian offer to cut gas price

June 11, 2014 VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine has rejected a Russian offer that would effectively cut the price Kyiv pays for gas by 20 percent. Ukrainian

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Europe 

Ukraine, Russia resume gas talks amid conflict

June 10, 2014 VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

A Russian official says Ukraine and Russia are meeting Monday to resolve a natural gas dispute after Moscow threatened to

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Europe 

Macedonia has no clear decision on South Stream pipeline

June 10, 2014June 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, Serbia

Authorities in Skopje are yet to decide on the South Stream Russian gas pipeline project. Aleksandar Dukovski, head of the

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Bulgaria 

European Commission welcomes Bulgaria’s suspension of work on South Stream

June 9, 2014June 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission, Russia

The European Commission (EC) has welcomed the announcement on June 8 that Bulgaria’s prime minister has ordered a halt to

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Bulgaria 

South Stream suspension ‘surprises’ Bulgarian Socialist Party

June 9, 2014June 11, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer energy, Plamen Oresharski

Compounding the misery of the Bulgarian Socialist Party after the thrashing dealt out to it in the European Parliament elections

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Europe 

Serbia has not yet decided on South Stream delay after Bulgaria suspends work on project – PM

June 9, 2014June 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Serbia

Serbia will have to delay the start of construction of its section of South Stream after Bulgaria announced that it

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Bulgaria 

Political uproar over Bulgaria’s suspension of South Stream gas pipeline project

June 9, 2014June 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia

A predictable political uproar has followed Bulgaria’s announcement that it is stopping all activities linked to South Stream pending dealing

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