The Burgas-Alexandroupoli Natural Gas Pipeline meets "IGB" standards
The latest developments in Bulgaria give new life to the Burgas-Alexandroupoli oil pipeline project.
The fact that the large Lukoil refinery is now burdened with a high tax may even lead to its shutdown, a threat that is of particular concern to the Bulgarian government, which intends to take measures just in case.
As Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkof told Euractiv, the government will quickly advance the Burgas-Alexandroupoli pipeline based on the development model of the IGB gas pipeline, which brought volumes from third-party suppliers to Bulgaria.
Denkof emphasized that interest is strong regionally for Burgas-Alexandroupoli and "there is no doubt that it will be economically viable if combined with the operation of the refinery in Burgas".
The government's aim is to build the pipeline for the export of fuel, but also in case there is a supply problem in the domestic market. In addition to Bulgaria, Romania has also expressed interest in the project through the construction of an extension to its border.
Euractiv reports that the issue was recently discussed at the tripartite Greece-Bulgaria-Romania summit in Varna.
The implementation of the pipeline will be done through a consortium similar to the IGB and on the same route so that the environmental licensing is simpler.
"We are discussing with Greece so that the pipeline can reach Stara Zagora directly," Denkof emphasized.
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