Russia, Turkey in South Stream tug of war

EurActiv reports on Russia’s possibility of dropping of the South Stream pipeline due to Turkish procrastination over the offshore section. The talks held on 16 March 2011 between the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ended with no agreement on building a crucial offshore section of South Stream in Turkish territorial waters.

Moscow is warning that it may give up on the project altogether. But experts said Moscow could not afford to lose face over what is seen as the biggest political pipeline project of modern times.

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ESO: Background information: Europe's southern gas corridor: The great pipeline race http://www.europeansources.info/record/europes-southern-gas-corridor-the-great-pipeline-race/

ESO: Background information: Putin to seek 2050 gas 'roadmap' on Brussels visit http://www.europeansources.info/record/putin-to-seek-2050-gas-roadmap-on-brussels-visit/

ESO: Background information: EU pushes pipeline merger in Southern gas corridor http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-pushes-pipeline-merger-in-southern-gas-corridor/

EurActiv, 23.3.11: Russia takes on board Slovenia in South Stream venture http://www.euractiv.com/energy/russia-takes-board-slovenia-sout-news-503431

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