Ankara suspends 2nd Blue Stream in reaction to Burgaz pipeline
Moscow was eager to build a second Blue Stream pipeline from northern Turkey down to Israel.
Güncelleme: 18:00 TSİ 15 Mart 2007 Perşembe
ANKARA - Ankara plans to suspend plans for the second Blue Stream pipeline project in reaction to Russia’s proposal to construct an oil pipeline which will by-pass Turkey.
Ankara is unhappy with Moscow’s plans, which will see a pipeline built between Burgaz-Dedeagac to ship Russian oil through Bulgaria and Greece to the Aegean Sea.
Russian now owned 51 percent of the Burgaz-Dedeagac pipeline, which resulted in Russian companies not getting involved in the Turkey’s Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline.
