Black Sea sliver may
decide Nabucco fate
A sliver of territory on the maritime border between Romania and Bulgaria could be decisive in deciding Russia's South Stream and the European Union's Nabucco pipelines, two proposed and conflicting mega-projects to transport gas from the Caspian region to Europe. - Vladimir Socor
Trans-Caspian pipeline
remains distant prospect
The European Union's goal of getting Central Asian gas directly is linked to Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan agreeing on their Caspian Sea border, over objections from Russia and Iran. Then there is the matter of European Union funding - against Germany's wishes. It still looks a long wait.
