Turkey caught between Nabucco and South Stream

As the rivalry between Nabucco and South Stream puts a lot of pressure on Turkey, the energy expert Roland Götz said that it would not be in Ankara's interest to decide between one or the other.

Following the accident at Japanese nuclear power plant Fukushima, growing scepticism towards nuclear energy is bound to lead to a rise of gas imports in the EU, Götz told the Berlin press in the middle of April 2011.

Consequently, despite improvements in energy efficiency and new methods of transport, the EU will be even more dependent on gas imports in 20 years' time than it is today, the energy expert predicted.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Nabucco pipeline nations want gas pledges http://www.europeansources.info/record/nabucco-pipeline-nations-want-gas-pledges/

ESO: Background information: South Stream chief seeks EU level playing field http://www.europeansources.info/record/south-stream-chief-seeks-eu-level-playing-field/

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