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Repercussions of Turkish Stream for the Southern Gas Corridor: Russia’s New Gas Strategy 29 avril 2015

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CCEE Policy Brief Series, No. 15, April 2015
Caspian Center for Energy and Environment (CCEE)

By Ilgar Gurbanov *

On December 1 2014, during his official visit to Turkey, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of South Stream, blaming the EU for its “unconstructive” position. (suite…)

Ankara Playing Down Turkish Stream Hopes 12 mars 2015

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The Moscow Times (Russia) March 12, 2015, p. 5

Reuters (Ankara)

Turkish concern about too much dependence on Russian energy and an upcoming election mean Russia’s plans for a new gas pipeline to southeastern Europe are unlikely to advance as quickly as Moscow might like, Turkish energy officials said Wednesday. (suite…)

Turkey Is Central to the Russia-Europe Energy Standoff 10 mars 2015

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Stratfor (USA) March 10, 2015

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The crisis in Ukraine, and in particular Russia’s cancellation of the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, has had substantial ripple effects on the energy dynamics on the European continent. (suite…)

Turkish pipeline a sign of Gazprom getting real with EU partners 19 février 2015

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Financial Times (USA Ed) February 19, 2015, p. 14

By Neil Buckley in Europe

Vladimir Putin’s announcement in December that Gazprom was scrapping the $50bn South Stream pipeline project, to bring Russian gas under the Black Sea via Bulgaria to the heart of the EU, stunned and puzzled western observers. (suite…)

Russia and Turkey – What does their partnership mean for the EU? 13 février 2015

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Policy Brief (European Policy Centre) 13 February 2015

Dimitar Bechev *

Russia and Turkey have, over the past two decades, developed a very constructive relationship across a wide variety of policy areas. Imperial rivals during much of the Cold War, both countries have since then found common interests in matters of energy, trade and even defence. (suite…)

Turkey keen to take advantage of renewed hunger for energy 9 février 2015

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The Irish Times (Ireland) Monday, February 9, 2015, p. 3

Stephen Starr

Turkey has emerged as the key country from where to transit eastern gas to western Europe as Ukraine remains unstable. (suite…)

Analysis: Russia-Turkey-Gas 9 février 2015

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Itar-Tass (Russia) Monday, February 9, 2015

Lyudmila Alexandrova, Moscow

Russian experts believe that the just-unveiled plan for laying a Turkish Stream gas pipeline is both timely and feasible. After 2019 there will be no other sound alternative for transiting Russian gas to Europe. (suite…)

EU Official Raps Russia Gas Plan 23 janvier 2015

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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) Friday-Sunday, January 23-25, 2015, p. 8

By Stephen Fidler in Davos, Switzerland, and Gabriele Steinhauser in Brussels

Maros Sefcovic Says a Pipeline From Russia Through Turkey Wouldn’t Have Enough Demand. (suite…)

South Stream Alternative Seen as Paper Tiger 22 janvier 2015

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The Moscow Times (Russia)  Thursday, January 22, 2015, p. 1

By Alexander Panin

Although officials in Moscow have trumpeted the cancellation of the South Stream natural gas pipeline as a major blow to Europe, energy analysts say that Russia’s alternatives are tenuous at best. (suite…)

Russia Presses Ahead With Plan for Gas Pipeline to Turkey 22 janvier 2015

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The New York Times (USA) Thursday, January 22, 2015, p. B1

Stanley Reed reported from London and Sebnem Arsu from Istanbul.

London – President Vladimir V. Putin surprised the world in December when he aborted long-laid plans for a natural gas pipeline under the Black Sea to Europe, saying Russia would run pipes to Turkey instead. (suite…)

Does the cancellation of South Stream signal a fundamental reorientation of Russian gas export policy? 22 janvier 2015

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Oxford Energy Comment (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) January 2015

By Jonathan Stern, Simon Pirani, Katja Yafimava *

The cancellation of the South Stream gas pipeline across the Black Sea may signal a fundamental reorientation of Russian gas export policy. (suite…)

The New Russo-Turkish Pipeline: A New Chance for Nabucco West? 23 décembre 2014

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CCEE Policy Brief Series, No. 11, December 2014
Caspian Center for Energy and Environment (CCEE) of ADA University

Ugur Ertas *

Over the past decade, economic and political developments in Eurasia have affected energy dynamics in both expected and unexpected ways. (suite…)

Le pion gazier suisse avance 17 décembre 2014

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Tribune de Genève (Suisse) mercredi 17 décembre 2014, p. 9

Thomas Thöni, Zurich

Le gazoduc soutenu par la Suisse reste le dernier en lice à joindre l’Europe par le sud. En visite à Ankara début décembre pour approfondir des liens toujours plus étroits avec la Turquie, le président russe Vladimir Poutine a indiqué qu’il ne pouvait pas, « en l’état » , poursuivre la construction de South Stream. (suite…)

Russo-Turkish ties grow closer as Erdogan and Putin look to national legacies 17 décembre 2014

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Global Times (China) December 17, 2014, p. 16

By George N. Tzogopoulos *

Relations between Russia and Turkey have seen a steady improvement in the last years. The recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Ankara and his meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the possibility for closer bilateral collaboration in the future. (suite…)

Turkey, EU Seek to Reset Relationship 9 décembre 2014

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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) Tuesday, December 9, 2014, p. 5

By Emre Peker in Ankara, Turkey and Laurence Norman in Brussels

Top officials from Turkey and the European Union on Monday pledged to improve cooperation amid new challenges posed by Russia’s confrontation with the West and the rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, in part of a new push to mend a strained relationship. (suite…)

Russia, Turkey pivot across Eurasia 9 décembre 2014

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Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) Dec 8, 2014

By Pepe Escobar *

The latest, spectacular « Exit South Stream, Enter Turk Stream » Pipelinistan gambit will be sending big geopolitical shockwaves all across Eurasia for quite some time. This is what the New Great Game in Eurasia is all about. (suite…)

The declared end of South Stream and why nobody seems to care 5 décembre 2014

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CEPS Commentaries (The Centre for European Policy Studies) 5 December 2014

Arno Behrens *

More than seven years after the South Stream pipeline project was first announced in June 2007, it finally seems to have been dropped by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on his visit to Turkey this week. (suite…)

Putin and Erdogan: Comrades in ‘Blind Alley’ 4 décembre 2014

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BBC Monitoring Europe (UK) Thursday, December 4, 2014                         Türkçe

by Cengiz Candar, Text of report by Turkish newspaper Radikal website on 3 Dec.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s one-day visit to Ankara was important. It was especially important because it pointed the direction in which Turkey’s « foreign policy deviations » could go under the « Tayyip Erdogan regime » (suite…)

M. Poutine abandonne le gazoduc « South Stream » 3 décembre 2014

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Le Monde (France) mercredi 3 décembre 2014, p. 6

Marie Jégo

En visite à Ankara, le président russe veut renforcer la coopération énergétique avec la Turquie. (suite…)

Politics: Russia-Turkey-Partner 3 décembre 2014

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Itar-Tass (Russia)

Wednesday, December 3, 2014, Moscow

Russia considers Turkey a reliable partner capable of making independent decisions, the Russian Federation’s permanent representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said Wednesday on Rossiya 24 TV channel. (suite…)