Ukraine Wants In On Nabucco Pipeline
SIGHETU-MARMATIEI, Romania -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Monday the country was keen on participating in the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
Ukraine has expressed interest in the Nabucco project, he said at a joint news conference with Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday in Sighetu-Marmatiei, Romania.
The comments were reported by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
He said the project's implementation was of great interest to Ukraine, adding he would send a written proposal to Romania on the project.
The $5.94 billion, 2,050-mile-long pipeline would carry Central Asian gas to Austria through Turkey and bypasses Russia.
It is expected to start operations in 2011 and carry 26 billion to 32 billion cubic meters of gas a year.
Source: Earth Times
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