Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 8

21-Feb-2011

CASPIAN

Russia And Slovenia Look To Seal South Stream Agreement

Russia’s Minister of Communications, Igor Schyogolev, told Ria Novosti on 16 February that Gazprom and Slovenia’s state gas company Geoplin Plinovodi are looking to complete negotiations on the establishment of a joint venture company to build, own and operate on a 50:50 basis a Slovenian branch of the South Stream gas pipeline. The South Stream Slovenia...