Europe development banks plan £5.5bn backing for gas project ‘with mafia links’
December 16, 2016
A pipeline to bring gas to Europe from central Asia has attracted companies with historic connections to cartels and the mafia, says Bankwatch report Source: Europe development banks plan £5.5bn backing for gas project ‘with mafia links’ | Global devel
En Europe, le Corridor Sud cristallise les tensions avec la Russie
December 4, 2016
D’Azerbaïdjan en Italie, ce pipeline vise à réduire la dépendance énergétique vis-à-vis de Moscou. Mais chaque pays traversé a ses intérêts, et des oppositions se manifestent. Source: (8) En Europe, le Corridor Sud cristallise les tensions avec la Russ
Pipe Dreams: Why the Southern Gas Corridor will not reduce EU dependency on Russia
January 21, 2015
Brussels – The Southern Gas Corridor, the EU’s new pet energy project, is not only unnecessary in light of gas demand projections, but also seems likely to fall short on the much flaunted goal of bringing energy independence from Russia, according to a new NGO study “Pipe Dreams” published today.
The Euro-Caspian Mega Pipeline – another ‘Blair rich project’
August 8, 2014
The hiring of former British prime minister Tony Blair to advise a BP-led consortium pushing forward with plans to pump Caspian gas from Azerbaijan to Europe has bumped the ‘Euro-Caspian Mega Pipeline’ (ECMP) into western media coverage and lead to criticism of yet another unsavoury Blair consultancy.
Streamlining environmental assessment procedures for Projects of Common Interest (PCIs)
July 15, 2014
This briefing outlines the environmental legislation related to investments that have been designated as Projects of Common Interest (PCIs). Through this briefing we explain for a range of stakeholders – namely civil society organizations (CSOs), local municipalities and national authorities – what are the PCIs and why these audiences should ensure that these projects do not cause undue environmental damage.
The two sides of reality – what the BTC pipeline means for the EBRD in north Africa
March 19, 2012
To illustrate its readiness to help Arab Spring countries, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development draws on the Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan pipeline project as a positive example. Having closely followed the project, Manana Kochladze outlines why people in north Africa should be wary of what’s to come when the EBRD enters their countries.
Tragedy or comedy, what is the Nabucco pipeline really?
January 19, 2012
The announcement of German energy giant RWE to reconsider its plans for the Nabucco pipeline is just the last in a series of confusingly conflicting signals regarding the fate of this gargantuan project.
