据道琼斯伦敦4月22日消息,保加利亚政府一位高级官员表示,周三保加利亚已经同意与邻国罗马尼亚和希腊的天然气管网连接,此举将帮助保加利亚减少对俄罗斯能源供应的依赖度。
保加利亚能源部副部长Zhecho Stankov表示:“我们最终将获得新的天然气来源,因为直至现在,我们仍然完全依赖于俄罗斯的能源供应。”
保加利亚每年消费约30亿立方米的天然气,其中95%的天然气依赖于俄气。
Stankov表示,保加利亚、罗马尼亚和希腊之间同意的新的连接(又被称之为垂直天然气走廊)将花费约2.2亿欧元(2.362亿美元),预计在2018年投用。通过这条管线,保加利亚将能够从阿塞拜疆购买天然气,从希腊的液化天然气终端购买天然气。
庞晓华摘译自道琼斯
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Bulgaria Says Signs Natural Gas Link Deal With Romania, Greece
By Georgi Kantchev
LONDON--Bulgaria on Wednesday took a step toward reducing its dependence on Russian energy supplies by agreeing to build a link to natural gas grids in neighboring Romania and Greece, according to a senior government official.
"We are finally getting a new source of gas because until now we were totally reliant on one source--Russia," said Bulgaria's Deputy Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov.
Bulgaria consumes about 3 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year and relies on Russian energy giant OAO Gazprom for 95% of its gas.
The new link agreed between Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, known as a vertical gas corridor, will cost about EUR220 million ($236.2 million) and become operational in 2018, Mr. Stankov said. Through the link, Bulgaria will be able to buy gas from Azerbaijan and from Greece's liquefied natural gas terminals, he said.