Southern Corridor Questionnaire

The survey is done and can be downloaded here.

Or you can read a brief description of the results on the Natural Gas for Europe website.

Description of gas transit projects:

Nabucco:

Companies:

Countries

Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey

Possible gas sources:

Azerbaijan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan,

Length:

3,300 kilometres (2,100 mi)

Capacity:

31 billion cubic meters per year

Cost:

€7.9 billion

Wikipedia link

South Stream:

Companies:

South Stream AG: Gazprom, Eni and Électricité de France

National joint companies (partial list): Gazprom with, Bulgargaz, Srbijagas,Hungarian Development Bank MFB, Geoplin Plinovodi (Slovenia), and other state supported development companies.

Countries:

Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Serbia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria

Possible gas source:

Russia

Length:

900-kilometre (560 mi) long offshore section

Capacity:

63 billion cubic meters per year

Cost:

€19—24 billion

Wikipedia link

Azerbaijan–Georgia–Romania Interconnector (AGRI):

Companies:

Romgaz, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation, MVM Hungary

Countries:

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Hungary

Possible gas source:

Azerbaijan

Length:

Transport Azerbaijani natural gas to Romania. Natural gas would be transported by the pipeline from Sangachal Terminal in Azerbaijan to the at the Kulevi Terminal at the Black Sea coast of Georgia. In Kulevi, the liquefied natural gas export terminal (LNG plant) would be built. Liquefied natural gas will be transported by LNG tankers to the Constanţa terminal in Romania. After regasificaton natural gas will be delivered through the existing gas grid to Romania and other European countries.(Wikipedia)

Capacity

7 billion cubic metres per year

Cost:

€4–6 billion

Wikipedia link

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP):

Companies:

EGL Group, Statoil, E.ON

Countries:

Albania, Greece, Italy (uses existing and planned Turkish pipeline network)

Possible gas source:

Caspian and Middle Eastern  gas sources

Length:

520 kilometers (320 mi)

Capacity:

10 billion cubic meters per year

Cost:

€1.5 billion

Wikipedia link

Interconnector-Turkey-Greece-Italy (ITGI):

Companies:

Edison, Botas, Depa

Countries:

Turkey, Greece, Italy

Gas source:

Azerbaijan

Length:

800 kilometers

Capacity:

8 billion cubic meters per year

Cost:

€2.5 billion (unofficial)

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