Iran says EU firms in talks to bring its gas to Nabucco

(AFP) - An Iranian official said on Saturday that European firms are in talks for Iran to join the EU’s flagship Nabucco gas pipeline project, which aims to reduce the bloc’s reliance on Russia, Mehr news agency reported.
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Europe gas pipe deal a setback for Russia - media

(AFP) - A landmark deal between Turkey and four EU countries to pipe gas from the Caspian region is a setback for Moscow’s own pipeline project to Western Europe, Russian newspapers said.
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Russia shrugs off Europe gas pipeline deal

(AFP) - Russia on Tuesday shrugged off a key EU gas pipeline deal with Turkey, branding it economically unsound and driven by overblown fears of dependence on Russian gas, Interfax news agency reported.
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Turkey, EU countries sign gas pipeline deal

(AP) - European countries on Monday sealed an important agreement aimed at diversifying the continent’s energy sources — but their pipeline project to bring natural gas from Central Asia and the Middle East to Europe can’t entirely break Russia’s dominance.
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Turkmenistan ready to join Nabucco pipeline - president

(AFP) - Turkmenistan is prepared to supply gas to the European pipeline project Nabucco, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said Friday in a report carried by the national news agency.
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Nabucco not at risk from Russia-Azerbaijan gas deal - Turkey

(AFP) - Russian Gazprom’s recent deal to buy natural gas from Azerbaijan will not endanger Europe’s flagship pipeline project Nabucco, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said here Friday.
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Key Nabucco gas pipeline deal to be signed July 13

(AFP) - EU nations and Turkey said Friday they will sign a key intergovernmental agreement in Ankara on July 13 on Europe’s flagship Nabucco gas pipeline project, but key issues still need to be resolved.
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Former German Foreign Minister to lobby for Nabucco

(SRI) - Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has been hired as a lobbyist for the Nabucco pipeline, the German Manager Magazine reported on Friday.

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Kazakhstan unlikely to participate in Nabucco gas project - official

(SRI) - Kazakhstan will be unable to participate in the Nabucco gas pipeline project because the country does not possess sufficient gas supplies, a government official said on Thursday.

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EU’s Nabucco gas pipeline snubbed by key suppliers

(AFP) - The European Union and Turkey gave fresh political impetus on Friday to the ambitious Nabucco pipeline project, although key Central Asian gas suppliers held off on pledging their support.

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