Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko did not see in the project Nabucco big competition for Russia. According to the press service of the Ministry, on this he said in an interview with German newspaper Die Welt.
We do not see in this great competition. Nabucco will be able to absorb a maximum of 5% of European energy needs. In addition, the Nabucco is still not resolved the issue with the resource base, - said S. Shmatko.
He expressed doubt that Turkmenistan will supply gas for this pipeline.
Another look at when they (Turkmenistan) will sign a contract with a consortium of Nabucco , what we have with Turkmenistan for 30 years. We have moved not only to the Turkmens, but also with the Nord Stream project. In contrast to the realization of Nabucco Nord Stream is not far off - he said.
S. Shmatko also stressed that Russia will build gas pipeline Nord Stream and South Stream , bypassing transit countries.
We have no doubt that they will be built, if only because the extra gas to maximize the reliability of supply. This is for the benefit of European consumers, - he said.
As reported July 13, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Hungary signed the Intergovernmental Agreement on the project Nabucco. In this pipeline, natural gas will be supplied to the European Union. The project Nabucco is estimated at 7.9 billion dollars and involves the transport of natural gas to Europe via Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Austria.
In turn, Ukraine has expressed interest in participating in the project Nabucco at all its stages - from design to operation.
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