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Europe can’t afford all pipelines planned.
After the gas crisis that occurred in 2009 because of Russian and Ukraine disputes, cutting a fifth of Europe’s gas supply induced the EU to consider alternative gas supply sources.
read more... 29/11/2010
Total seeking gas opportunities in Turkmenistan.
Total’s CEO, Christophe de Margerie, announced Wednesday its intention to produce and bring Turkmen gas to Europe via a pipeline under the Caspian Sea.
read more... 25/11/2010
Nord Stream will start to supply gas by the end of 2011.
Half of the first part of Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic Sea has been completed. This pipeline will supply Russian gas directly to Germany and EU. More than 600 km of the sub-sea pipeline has been built already and the natural gas supplies from Russia to the EU can probably begin at the end of 2011.
read more... 18/11/2010
EU's plan to reduce coal consumption and CO2 emissions
Europe's energy chief will publicly announce this week his project for huge new gas pipelines, so called "electricity highways" and another project for 8,000 km of pipes for transporting and burying greenhouse gases.
read more... 16/11/2010
Transitgas pipeline to be reopen at the beginning of December
The southern branch of the Swiss-Italian Transitgas pipeline could be reopened in mid-November, after being shut down in July 23, because of a fall of rubble.
read more... 25/10/2010