High pressure gas infrastructure

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High pressure gas infrastructure in Bulgaria
Angel Semerdjiev, Executive Officer Bulgartransga
z EAD
10th CEI Summit Economic Forum, 20 November 2007,
Sofia.
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Bulgartransgaz is a subsidiary of Bulgargaz
Holding
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Bulgartransgaz EAD is

• A sole owner joint stock company, registered
  January 2007
• Established by unbundling from Bulgargaz Holding
  EAD (former name Bulgargaz EAD) with reference
  to the accession of Bulgaria to the EU and the
  requirement to apply Directive 2003/55/??
• Granted the following licenses by the State
  Energy and Water Regulation Commission
• The only License on natural gas transmission in
  the country
• License on transit transmission of natural gas
• License on natural gas storage.

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Bulgartransgaz EAD is owner and operator of the

• Gas transmission network in Bulgariafor
  transmission within the territory of the country
  - 1700 km of gas pipelines- 4 compressor
  stations with total installed capacity 60 MW
• Transit network in Bulgariafor transmission to
  countries from the Balkan region - 945 km of gas
  pipelines (40-48- 750 km 20-28 - 195 km)- 6
  compressor station with total installed capacity
  240 MW
• Underground gas storage (UGS)
• the only one on the territory of Bulgaria
• Created on the basis of the depleted gas
  condense field of the same name.
• Data for 2006 injected 355 Mcm, withdrawn 226
  Mcm.

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Gas Transmission Infrastructure on the territory
of Bulgaria and UGS Chiren
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The business activity of Bulgartransgaz EAD

• Transmission, transit transmission and storage of
  natural gas
• Maintenance, management and development of the
  gas transmission network and the UGS
• Arrangement of natural gas market balancing,
  engineering, investment, production and service
  activities
• Elaboration of programs in compliance with the EU
  requirements
• Since 2007 Bulgartransgaz EAD is a member of Gas
  Infrastructure Europe (GIE)

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Natural gas transmission -Historical and
expected development

• Year Transmission in
  Bulgaria Transit
• 2003 2.79 bcm
  13.55 bcm
• 2004 3.06 bcm
  13.51 bcm
• 2005 3.21 bcm
  15.49 bcm
• 2006 3.37 bcm
  15.19 bcm
• 2007 (forecast) 3.32 bcm
  17.10 bcm
• 2008 (forecast) 3.50 bcm
  17.50 bcm

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New infrastructure projectGas pipeline branch
to Silistra

• Construction of 80 km gas transmission pipeline
  Dobrich - Silistra
• The new gas pipeline will be constructed as a
  branch of the present gas transmission
  network, owned and operated by
  Bulgartransgaz EAD
• The project started 2007 will be accomplished
  by the middle of 2010
• Bulgartransgaz EAD will fulfill the project
  with financing from Kozloduy International
  Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF) and own
  resources

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New infrastructure projectGas pipeline branch
to Silistra (2)

• Improvement of population social status
• The new gas pipeline will support nearly 70 000
  people
• in the remote North-Eastern region of the
  country.
• Assistance of the regional and national economy
• The gasification of the region would increase
  its attractiveness in view of investments,
  which presently can not be made due to the
  lack of the required gas infrastructure.
• Environmental effect
• Switching from conventional fuels to natural
  gas will decrease the level of greenhouse
  gases emissions.

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Bulgartransgaz EAD strategic plans include

• Development of the company gas transmission
  network, based on analyses of consumption
  potential in new areas in Bulgaria
• Research of opportunities and future
  participation in construction of cross border
  gas pipelines
• Utilizing the productivity of rock layers where
  natural gas is stored as efficiently as
  possible
• Participation in projects developed by
  Bulgargaz Holding EAD
• Active participation in GIE activities
• Development of existing transit infrastructure
  and construction of new transit pipelines

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Projects for new transit routes in the region
Nabucco and South Stream Pipelines
Nabucco Natural Gas from the Caspian
region and the Middle East to Central and
Western Europe Planned capacity 25-31 bcm/year
South Stream Natural gas from Russia across
the Black Sea and Bulgaria to Europe Planned
capacity 30 bcm/year
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Nabucco route through Bulgaria
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Since 1st January 2007 Bulgaria is a member of
the European Union and the Bulgarian gas
transmission system became part of the European
Internal Gas Market.

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