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Nabucco Still Competes For Gas in Azerbaijan
The gas pipeline project, in which the Austrian oil company OMV is engaged, now enters the critical phase.
February 21, 2012
Oettinger Expects Succesful Contracts Over Gas Deliveries
The EU-Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger, anticipates that Azerbaijan will close contracts over natural gas deliveries within the coming months.
February 8, 2012
Mitterlehner: „Shortages in Russian Gas Supply Not Dangerous“
For The Austrian Minister of Economics, Reinhold Mitterlehner, the sudden cut in Russian natural gas supply is “no dangerous scenario”.
February 6, 2012
Turkey Emphasizes Support for Nabucco
Besides the Russian South-Stream project, Turkey also shows support for Nabucco, where Austrian OMV is strongly engaged in.
January 21, 2012
RWE Considers Alternative to Nabucco
German RWE shows interest in rival project TANAP and considers getting out of Nabucco.
January 20, 2012
Austria to Be By-Passed by South Stream Gas Pipeline
The rival project to Nabucco will not end at OMV’s Central European gas hub.
December 15, 2011
OMV Raises Oil Production in Libya
The Austrian oil and gas company OMV receives already about 50% of the pre-war volume. However, a full recovery will need another twelve months.
December 3, 2011
OMV’s Shale Gas Test Drilling Will Cost € 130m
The Austrian energy group sees a 20 percent chance of success for production at the Lower Austrian gas field that was discovered last month.
December 2, 2011
Austrian Minister of Economics Criticizes Hungary
On the occasion of a bilateral meeting between the Hungarian and the Austrian Minister of Economics Reinhold Mitterlehner repeated his critics regarding Hungarian foreign currency loans.
November 21, 2011
Financial Syndicate for Nabucco Arising
The Austrian OeKB intends to conduct a financial consortium for the gas pipeline project Nabucco.
October 15, 2011
OMV Promotes Nabucco Project Abroad
The Austrian oil corporation OMV pushes the gas pipeline project Nabucco in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
October 11, 2011
Nabucco Bids for Gas Field in Azerbaijan
The Asiatic country will publish its decision by the end of 2011. Three candidates submitted their offers.
October 1, 2011
Nabucco Welcomes Bayerngas’ Intent to Become New Shareholder
Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH welcomes Bayerngas’ intent on becoming one of the Nabucco shareholders. Negotiations with the six current shareholders will begin immediately to determine the future share split within the consortium.
October 1, 2011
Spindelegger Wants New Impetus for Nabucco
The Austrian Vice-Chancellor calls for a quick realization of the pipeline project which is stalling at the moment.
September 28, 2011
BP Plans Rival Project to OMV´s Nabucco
The British Petrol Corporation intends to open up new gas fields in the Caspian region. BP is thus a new competitor for the Austrian OMV.
September 27, 2011
OMV Board Member Werner Auli to Leave Executive Board
After nearly 25 years of active service at the Austrian oil and gas company OMV, Werner Auli will be stepping down as a member of the Executive Board due to health reasons at the end of 2011
September 19, 2011
Joschka Fischer: „Nabucco is in time“
The former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Joschka Fischer, is optimistic regarding the realization of the Nabucco Gas Pipeline.
September 6, 2011
Nabucco Legal Framework Finalized
Project support agreements were signed by each transit country. They are a prerequisite for the successful financing of the pipeline.
June 8, 2011
Nabucco Receives Further Support by Transit Countries
Five countries are going to sign an agreement on the realization of the infrastructure project. Works are scheduled to start in 2013.
June 1, 2011
OMV Considering Closer Cooperation with Azerbaijan
The Austrian oil and gas group is in talks about investments in the oil-rich country which is an important supplier for Nabucco.
May 20, 2011
Nabucco Announces Further Delay of Pipeline Project
Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH today announces a revised timeline for the Nabucco pipeline project., which is due to a lack in suppliers.
May 6, 2011
Is Nabucco Turning into a Cost Trap?
The Nabucco gas pipeline could be twice as expensive as previously planned, according to sources from Turkey.
May 6, 2011
EU Requests Nabucco to Enter a Cooperation
The European Union is pushing a merger between Nabucco and the ITGI pipeline project.
February 18, 2011
OMV: "Turkey as a Bridge for Oil and Gas Wells in the region"
The Austrian oil company, which has already invested € 2.0bn in Turkey, considers the location a starting point for the Middle East.
February 17, 2011
Oettinger Increases Pressure on OMV
In an interview with the daily newspaper "Presse", the European Commissioner for Energy considers that OMV must move now regarding Nabucco.
February 4, 2011
Slow Progress for Nabucco
The negotiations in the Caspian region are "tough", but the political will exists, say sources from the Austrian oil and gas group OMV.
January 26, 2011
New Perspectives for Nabucco
The European Commission wants to commit Azerbaijan to supply gas to Europe. This is expected to be done via the Nabucco pipeline.
January 14, 2011
Italian Support for Nabucco
The Italian power company Edison cooperates with the Nabucco gas pipeline project. The aim is to create synergies.
December 28, 2010
OMV Gas Project is Delayed
Austria's OMV is involved in a joint venture for a liquid gas project in Croatia. Delays are expected.
December 23, 2010
OMV: Nabucco Underway as Planned
Austrian OMV considers that the gas pipeline project of European energy companies is developing according to plans.
December 10, 2010
Little Progress for Southstream
The Russian energy group Gazprom has difficulties with the Southstream pipeline project. The optimal path has to be found first.
November 18, 2010
Nabucco: First Deliveries Before Year-End
While sharp criticism of the pipeline project is heard again from Moscow, there is optimism at Nabucco.
November 9, 2010
Putin: Gas pipeline Nabucco with "little chance of success"
Putin gives the competition project of the South Stream gas pipeline little chance of being realized, because as of now, Nabucco has no suppliers.
September 8, 2010
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