Croatia Said to Become Part of South Stream Pipeline

Politics ♦ Published: August 27, 2012; 20:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

Good news for Croatia: Gazprom and Plinacro are said to have agreed on a natural gas pipeline across Croatia. The pipeline may enhance employment and reduce natural gas costs.

Croatia Said to Become Part of South Stream Pipeline / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Instead of Hungary, the pipeline project South Stream will pass through Croatia, media reports say. Costs for the pipeline are expected to come at € 600m. The South Stream pipeline will ship Russian natural gas to Italy. In total, construction costs will reach about € 25bn. The annual capacity of natural gas flown through Croatia would reach about 30 billion cubic…