Construction Formally Starts on South Stream Gas Pipeline

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Series Details 7.12.12
Publication Date 07/12/2012
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Work formally started on the 7 December 2012 on South Stream, a Russian-led pipeline project designed to link Russia's gas fields to the markets of southern Europe via the Black Sea.

Attending the formal launch were diplomatic representatives from the nations involved, including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
Source Link http://en.rian.ru/business/20121207/177985076.html
Related Links
ESO: Background information: Europe's southern gas corridor: The great pipeline race http://www.europeansources.info/record/europes-southern-gas-corridor-the-great-pipeline-race/
RIA Novosti: Tags: South Stream gas pipeline http://en.rian.ru/trend/stream/
Wikipedia: South Stream http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Stream
Website: South Stream http://south-stream.info/?L=1
BBC News, 07.12.12: South Stream gas pipeline construction to start http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20639545
Deutsche Welle, 07.12.12: South Stream pipeline construction begins http://www.dw.de/south-stream-pipeline-construction-begins/a-16435203
Deutsche Welle, 06.12.12: Gazprom keeps Europe in a tight grip http://www.dw.de/gazprom-keeps-europe-in-a-tight-grip/a-16432034
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