Gazprom launches work on South Stream in Bulgaria – from afar
Gazprom chief executive Alexey Miller and Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski launched the construction on the South Stream gas pipeline
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Chevron suspends shale gas exploration in Romanian county amid protests, villagers call for referendum
The US company Chevron has suspended its scheduled shale gas exploration activities in the Vaslui County after fours days running
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European Commission takes Bulgaria to court for failing to protect endangered species at Kaliakra wind farms
The European Commission (EC) said on October 17 2013 that it is taking Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice
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First shale gas explorations in Romania met with sit-in protests
Several hundred people, mostly villagers, formed a human chain to prevent US company Chevron from installing its first prospecting well
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Shale gas: new fracking projects must pass environmental test, European Parliament says
The European Parliament, adopting the first reading of an amendment to existing EU legislation, proposed on October 9 2013 that
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Poland eyes lower gas prices from Russia’s Gazprom – economy minister
The Polish government hopes it will be possible to renegotiate gas prices with Russian Gazprom as the gas market is
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EC preparing ‘statement of objections’ to Gazprom over alleged abuse of dominant position
The European Commission is preparing a statement of objections to Russian gas export giant Gazprom, the latest phase since the
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Bulgaria’s ambition is to have gas interconnector with Serbia by 2017
Bulgaria’s hope is that the gas interconnector with Serbia will be completed no later than 2017, according to Dragomir Stoinev,
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Russia Watch: Russia’s future in Central Asia – mall cop in a Chinese shopping center?
Looking back 10 years from now, the most important news of Sept. 2013 may not be Moscow and Washington jousting
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