据11月28日Trend报道,保加利亚总理和美国总统在白宫会议后发表的联合声明中表示,美国期待保加利亚通过完成希腊-保加利亚(IGB)管线,以成为地区性天然气枢纽,并设想将阿塞拜疆天然气输送至保加利亚。
入股希腊Alexandroupolis浮式储油和再气化装置、放开国内天然气市场、扩大天然气储存能力和准入标准,与塞尔维亚合作建立另一个互联网络,并投资建设跨巴尔干管道的逆流运输能力,并按照欧盟的要求实现东欧的天然气进口多样化。
声明表示,美国和保加利亚一直认为能源安全即是国家安全,能源多样化是各国经济能源安全、独立和竞争力的保障。
IGB是一条天然气管道,将允许保加利亚接收阿塞拜疆的天然气,特别是阿塞拜疆沙赫德尼兹天然气和凝析气田生产的天然气。预计IGB将与TAP相连,通过TAP,将沙赫德尼兹气田的天然气将输送到欧洲市场。
王佳晶 摘译自 Trend
原文如下:
US welcomes Bulgaria’s aspirations to become gas hub with IGB
The US welcomes Bulgaria’s aspirations to become a regional natural gas hub by completing the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Bulgaria, reads the joint statement released by the Bulgarian Prime Minister and the US President after the White House meeting, Trend reports with reference to the White House.
“We welcome Bulgaria’s aspirations to become a regional natural gas hub by completing the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria, taking a stake and booking capacity in Greece’s Alexandroupolis floating storage and regasification unit, liberalizing its domestic gas market, expanding gas storage capacity and access, working with Serbia to build another interconnector, and investing in the reverse flow capacity of the Trans Balkan Pipeline to diversify Eastern Europe’s gas imports in compliance with the rules of the European Union. These steps together will significantly enhance Bulgaria’s energy security, lower energy costs for the Bulgarian consumer, and make Bulgaria an energy leader in the region,” reads the statement.
The United States and Bulgaria understand that energy security is national security, said the statement.
“We underline our common understanding that the diversification of energy sources is a guarantee of energy security, independence, and competitiveness for our economies.”
IGB is a gas pipeline, which will allow Bulgaria to receive Azerbaijani gas, in particular, the gas produced from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz 2 gas and condensate field. IGB is expected to be connected to TAP via which gas from the Shah Deniz field will be delivered to the European markets.