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ayantaqe
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Hmm. Magyarázat:
Russian Dominance
Russian Gas Export Destinations, 2008, bcm |
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ayantaqe
2009-08-06 22:07:35
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ayantaqe
2009-08-06 22:03:18
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| Slovenia And Hungary Plan Gas Interconnector
Hungary and Slovenia are considering connecting their gas and electricity networks to improve security of supply, according to Gordon Bajnai and Borut Pahor, Hungary's and Slovenia's respective prime ministers. The leaders are expected to have signed a memorandum on July 1 2009, under which a feasibility study on the construction of a gas interconnector is to be carried out, Pahor told media reports. A joint government meeting between the two countries is scheduled to be held later this year, according to Reuters. This is the latest example of countries in south-eastern and central Europe promoting regional integration of their gas infrastructure to enhance their security of supply.
Following the dispute between Russia and Ukraine in January of this year, which resulted in several European countries suffering severe gas supply shortages, countries have been keen to diversify their gas supplies and transit routes as well as increasing gas storage facilities and regional integration. Hungary already announced in March that it was planning to build a new gas interconnector to Croatia by 2011. The 294km transit pipeline will allow gas to be transported from Hungary to Croatia, and, at a later stage, gas flows will be able to be reversed. Details of a proposed interconnector between Hungary and Slovenia have not been released, but the work is to be carried out by Hungary's MOL and Slovenia's Geoplin.
Hungary relied on Russia for around 77% of its total gas imports in 2008, according to Cedigaz, leaving it vulnerable to supply disruptions. By promoting regional integration of gas infrastructure and reversing traditional gas flows from East-West to West-East, countries in south-eastern and central Europe are hoping to secure access to neighbouring countries' gas storage facilities. Meanwhile, Hungary is also hoping to increase its own gas storage capacity. On June 25, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced that it would provide a EUR200mn loan to MOL to develop a gas storage facility in the reservoir of the Algyo oil fields which are located in the south of the country. The facility is expected to become operational on January 1 2010 and will have the capacity to supply gas 'for at least 45 days during a period of peak demand', according to an EBRD press release.
In addition, MOL and Russia's gas export monopoly Gazprom agreed in March 2009 to set up a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to build an underground gas storage facility in Hungary. According to media reports, the planned storage facility will have a capacity of 1.3bn cubic metres (bcm), with a daily extraction capacity of 15mn cubic metres (Mcm). MOL has said that construction of the facility will begin after 2010 and is planned to become operational by 2012-2013. The estimated cost of the facility has not been released, nor has its location. Whether this additional storage capacity is still planned to be developed in light of the EBRD's commitment to a different storage expansion project remains to be seen. In either case, boosting Hungary's storage capacity would enhance both Hungary's and the region's security of gas supply and would greatly contribute to softening the impact of any future supply disruptions.
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Ha kedveled azért, ha nem azért nyomj egy lájkot a Fórumért!
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