10:51, 13 May 2009 | GMT +5
Gazprom agrees on Greek firm's role in South Stream gas project
ATHENS. May 13. KAZINFORM Gazprom and a Greek gas company have agreed on setting up a consortium to build the South Stream gas pipeline section across Greece, a source close to the negotiations said on Tuesday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

The South Stream pipeline is designed to annually pump 31 billion cubic meters of Central Asian and Russian gas to the Balkans and on to other European countries, but its capacity could be increased by a further 16 billion cu m. The project involves Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Italy and Greece; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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