At its regular weekly session, the Council of Ministers in Sofia decided that the deadline for searching and exploration of oil and natural gas in “Block 1-21 Khan Asparuh” would be extended by two years at the request of the licensees - Total,..
“I do not believe there exists any risk to the supply of natural gas to Bulgaria as a result of the dispute which has arisen between the Ukrainian Gas Transmission System Operator and Gazprom, as it does not affect supplies to Europe,” Ivan Ivanov,..
A regional meeting of the national energy regulators of the Balkan countries is taking place in Veliko Turnovo today. The participants are discussing gas connectivity aimed at attaining energy security in the region, the Komotini–Stara Zagora..
The development of gas projects on the territory of Bulgaria has been discussed at a meeting in Davos between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and head of Royal Dutch Shell’s global upstream business, Andrew Brown. During the talks,..
The Experts’ Council of the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Waters in the Black Sea port city of Varna decided that there would be no drilling for natural gas in General Toshevo. This happened after the assessment report on the environmental..
On the second day of his visit to Cyprus, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev met with parliamentary President Demetris Syllouris, with whom he discussed the prospects of promoting relations between the two countries. In the words of..
In a letter to the Ministry of Environment and Water, US company Park Place Energy has declared its willingness to continue its exploration for oil and gas in the Vranino Field near the city of Dobrich. The company has called for receiving an..
Bulgaria’s head of state Rumen Radev held talks in Baku with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. President Radev stated that Azerbaijan plays a key role in the diversification of the energy sources to Eastern and Central Europe, and that is why..
In 2017 Russian gas giant Gazprom has increased supplies to countries that may become natural gas consumers using the Turkish Stream pipeline in the future. For Bulgaria, the rise has reached 11.1% compared to January-August last year. Exports to..
Bulgaria has received permission from the European Commission for the supplies of Russian gas to the Balkan gas distribution center, the Ministry of Energy has told the BNR. In a letter signed by EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel..
