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PUTIN TO VISIT AZERBAIJAN ON AUGUST 13
http://armenpress.am/eng/print/728650/putin-to-visit-azerbaijan-on-august-13.html
18:10, 8 August, 2013
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS: President of Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on August
13. "Armenpress" reports that about this informs news website
virtual.az making a reference on Turkish media. It is mentioned that
Russian President will be accompanied by a large delegation among
which will be heads of large energetic companies.
During the visit issues relating to cooperation in that field will
be discussed as well as opinions will be exchanged on regional and
international issues. Earlier it was reported that the visit would
take place on August 12.
Turkish "Yeni Asya" newspaper informed on August 7 that in order to
decrease Russia's trouble for implementing energetic projects with
Western countries Baku offered the Russian participation in Trans
Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). "Generally Azerbaijani position is a product
of concept aimed to "mollify" Russia," wrote the newspaper.
The statement of Turkish newspaper makes us think that for this
proposal Putin's coming visit to Azerbaijan is aimed to showing
support to Ilham Aliyev at coming presidential elections.
Trans Adriatic Pipeline project was announced in 2003 by Swiss energy
company EGL Group (now named Axpo). The feasibility study was concluded
in March 2006. Two options were investigated: a northern route through
Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and Albania, and a southern route
through Greece and Albania, which finally was considered to be more
feasible. In March 2007, the extended basic engineering for the
pipeline was completed.
On 13 February 2008, EGL Group and the Norwegian energy company
Statoil signed an agreement to set up Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG,
a joint venture to develop, build and operate the pipeline. In
June 2008, the project company filed an application with the Greek
authorities to build a 200 kilometres (120 mi) section of the pipeline
from Thessaloniki to the Greek-Albanian border. In January 2009,
the TAP project carried out a marine survey in the Adriatic Sea
to verify the offshore route for the future gas pipeline. A route
assessment survey in Albania started in July 2009. In March 2009,
an intergovernmental agreement between Italy and Albania on energy
cooperation mentioned TAP as a project of common interest for both
countries. In January 2010, TAP opened country offices in Greece,
Albania and Italy. In March 2010, TAP submitted an application to
Italian authorities for inclusion into the Italian gas network.
On 20 May 2010, it was announced that E.ON becomes a partner in the
project. The deal was successfully closed on 7 July 2010.
In March 2010, TAP submitted an application to Italian authorities
for inclusion into the Italian gas network. In November 2010, TAP
started a route refinement survey in northern Greece in preparation for
the environmental impact assessment. On 7 September 2011, the Trans
Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP AG) submitted its EU Third Party Access
Exemption applications in all three host countries. Exemption will
allow TAP AG to enter into long term ship-or-pay gas transportation
agreements with the shippers of Shah Deniz II gas. The exemptions
were granted on 16 May 2013.
In February 2012, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline was the first project
to be pre-selected and to enter exclusive negotiations with the
Shah Deniz Consortium. In August 2012, consortium partners BP, SOCAR
and Total S.A. signed a funding agreement with TAP's shareholders,
including an option to take up to 50% equity in the project. On 22
November 2012, the TAP consortium and Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline's
partners signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a
cooperation framework between the two parties. In June 2013, the
project was chosen as a route for gas from Shah Deniz II over the
competing Nabucco West project.
http://armenpress.am/eng/print/728650/putin-to-visit-azerbaijan-on-august-13.html
18:10, 8 August, 2013
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS: President of Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on August
13. "Armenpress" reports that about this informs news website
virtual.az making a reference on Turkish media. It is mentioned that
Russian President will be accompanied by a large delegation among
which will be heads of large energetic companies.
During the visit issues relating to cooperation in that field will
be discussed as well as opinions will be exchanged on regional and
international issues. Earlier it was reported that the visit would
take place on August 12.
Turkish "Yeni Asya" newspaper informed on August 7 that in order to
decrease Russia's trouble for implementing energetic projects with
Western countries Baku offered the Russian participation in Trans
Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). "Generally Azerbaijani position is a product
of concept aimed to "mollify" Russia," wrote the newspaper.
The statement of Turkish newspaper makes us think that for this
proposal Putin's coming visit to Azerbaijan is aimed to showing
support to Ilham Aliyev at coming presidential elections.
Trans Adriatic Pipeline project was announced in 2003 by Swiss energy
company EGL Group (now named Axpo). The feasibility study was concluded
in March 2006. Two options were investigated: a northern route through
Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and Albania, and a southern route
through Greece and Albania, which finally was considered to be more
feasible. In March 2007, the extended basic engineering for the
pipeline was completed.
On 13 February 2008, EGL Group and the Norwegian energy company
Statoil signed an agreement to set up Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG,
a joint venture to develop, build and operate the pipeline. In
June 2008, the project company filed an application with the Greek
authorities to build a 200 kilometres (120 mi) section of the pipeline
from Thessaloniki to the Greek-Albanian border. In January 2009,
the TAP project carried out a marine survey in the Adriatic Sea
to verify the offshore route for the future gas pipeline. A route
assessment survey in Albania started in July 2009. In March 2009,
an intergovernmental agreement between Italy and Albania on energy
cooperation mentioned TAP as a project of common interest for both
countries. In January 2010, TAP opened country offices in Greece,
Albania and Italy. In March 2010, TAP submitted an application to
Italian authorities for inclusion into the Italian gas network.
On 20 May 2010, it was announced that E.ON becomes a partner in the
project. The deal was successfully closed on 7 July 2010.
In March 2010, TAP submitted an application to Italian authorities
for inclusion into the Italian gas network. In November 2010, TAP
started a route refinement survey in northern Greece in preparation for
the environmental impact assessment. On 7 September 2011, the Trans
Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP AG) submitted its EU Third Party Access
Exemption applications in all three host countries. Exemption will
allow TAP AG to enter into long term ship-or-pay gas transportation
agreements with the shippers of Shah Deniz II gas. The exemptions
were granted on 16 May 2013.
In February 2012, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline was the first project
to be pre-selected and to enter exclusive negotiations with the
Shah Deniz Consortium. In August 2012, consortium partners BP, SOCAR
and Total S.A. signed a funding agreement with TAP's shareholders,
including an option to take up to 50% equity in the project. On 22
November 2012, the TAP consortium and Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline's
partners signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a
cooperation framework between the two parties. In June 2013, the
project was chosen as a route for gas from Shah Deniz II over the
competing Nabucco West project.