The South Stream Transport AG consortium has has formally initiated the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure for the Bulgarian section of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline Project, according to a media statement of the company.
BP and the Shah Deniz gas field in the Caspian Sea have selected the Nabucco West pipeline as a potential export route for Shah Deniz Stage 2 gas to Europe, it has been made clear.
Neighbors Turkey and Azerbaijan have signed a contract for the construction of the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP), set to deliver Azeri gas on to Europe.
The project of Turkey and Azerbaijan for a natural gas pipeline TANAP (Trans Anatolian Pipeline) will not hurt the prospects for the Nabucco project, according to a Nabucco GmbH spokesperson.
Gazprom-controlled Bulgarian gas company Overgas is commencing the second stage of conventional oil and gas exploration in the Provadia block onshore in eastern Bulgaria in the beginning of July, according to the firm's press office.
Bulgarian state gas company Bulgargaz is ready to stop deliveries to Sofia Heating Utility starting July, if the utility fails to start servicing its massive overdue debts.
Power plants with a total installed capacity of up to 10 MW will not need a license for electricity and heat production, according to amendments to Bulgaria's Energy Act passed at second reading by Parliament.
Russia is yet to send an official letter declaring it would build Unit 7 of Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, according to Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev.
Bulgaria's government is expected to list its 33% minority stake in E.ON and CEZ power distributors at the end of summer or the beginning of the autumn in a bid to enliven the local stock exchange and boost revenues.
Bulgaria will launch the construction of its cross-border gas link with Romania in August, the country's Economy and Energy Minister, Delyan Dobrev, has revealed.
Three energy giants have submitted bids for exploration and exploitation of natural gas in the so-called "Khan Asparuh" block in Bulgarian Black Sea waters.
Russia's state owned energy company Rosatom considers investing the money that became available after Bulgaria dropped the Belene Nuclear Power Plant in a Czech nuclear project instead.
Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev has ruled out the possibility of Bulgaria exiting the South Stream gas pipeline project.
Chinese business might quit investing in renewable energy in Bulgaria because of the Bulgarian government's abrupt policy change on green energy, the Bulgarian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry declared in an open letter.
Angel Semerdzhiev, Chair of the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR), has assured that there will be no shock spikes in prices of electricity in 2013.
Silistra-based producer of solar panels Solarpro, the biggest solar panels manufacturer on the Balkans, has announced mass layoffs and a forthcoming halt in operations.
Bulgaria should decide on its own whether it would allow shale gas research on its territory, according to US Ambassador to the country James Warlick.
Bulgaria's Parliament decided to partially lift the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in natural gas and oil exploration and extraction.
Bulgaria's natural gas price will not go up by more than 5%, according to Angel Semerdzhiev, head of the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation.
Bulgaria will only get lower gas prices if it develops its gas production potential, according to Delyan Dobrev, Minister of Energy, Economy and Tourism.
State-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz has requested a 15.73% price increase from July 1, according to a media statement published on the company's website on Monday.
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