Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 35

30-Aug-2010

CASPIAN

Joint Oil Pipeline Plan Only Viable If Bosporus Closed To All Crude Oil Traffic

Although the Bulgarian government appears likely to pull out of the proposedBurgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline (BAPline), Russian partners in the project are expected to raise the issue during a planned visit by a delegation from Bulgarias Ministry of Finance to Moscow on 8-9 September. MEES understands that Transneft officials wish to present the results of...