Turkish gas ambitions derail EU pipelines

Turkish gas ambitions derail EU pipelines
Berlin (UPI) Apr 12, 2011 - Turkey's ambition to become an energy hub has been one of the major hurdles for new Europe-bound natural gas pipelines, an energy expert said Tuesday. "Turkey doesn't want to be just an energy transit country," German gas expert Roland Goetz Tuesday told the foreign press corps in Berlin. "Ankara wants to dictate pipeline plans, and it wants to make a profit itself." This desire, ... more

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