http://www.turkeyfinancial.com/news/2008/02/05/gaz-de-france-to-sign-up-to-nabucco-project-as-associate/ Business and finance news from Turkey Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:53:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.turkeyfinancial.com/news/2008/02/05/gaz-de-france-to-sign-up-to-nabucco-project-as-associate/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Turkey opposes GDF in Nabucco, official says » Turkey Financial News Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:07:44 +0000 http://www.turkeyfinancial.com/news/2008/02/05/gaz-de-france-to-sign-up-to-nabucco-project-as-associate/#comment-1104 [...] Turkey opposes Gaz de France’s inclusion in the Nabucco gas pipeline project because of France’s stances on Armenian accusations of genocide and Ankara’s EU bid, a senior energy official said on Wednesday. His comments to Reuters, reiterating Turkey’s previously stated opposition, followed expressions of support from Romania’s president and Hungarian firm MOL for GDF’s involvement in the project that would bring Caspian gas to Europe. The five billion-euro ($7.4 billion) pipeline is designed to pass via Turkey and the Balkans to Austria and is a key plank of the European Union’s plans to reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports. It is planned for completion in 2012. [...] [...] Turkey opposes Gaz de France’s inclusion in the Nabucco gas pipeline project because of France’s stances on Armenian accusations of genocide and Ankara’s EU bid, a senior energy official said on Wednesday. His comments to Reuters, reiterating Turkey’s previously stated opposition, followed expressions of support from Romania’s president and Hungarian firm MOL for GDF’s involvement in the project that would bring Caspian gas to Europe. The five billion-euro ($7.4 billion) pipeline is designed to pass via Turkey and the Balkans to Austria and is a key plank of the European Union’s plans to reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports. It is planned for completion in 2012. [...]

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