East Mediterranean Gas Politics born after the discovery of vast gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean. In the mid-60s, John F.
Kennedy stated the famous geography has made us neighbors, history has made us friends, economics has made us partners and necessity has made us allies having the flourishing US-Canadian alliance on his mind. Fifty years later, those words have a deep meaning for a newborn block in the East Mediterranean Sea. Major oil pipeline projects. TAP remains the most competitive of the remaining pipeline options. “TAP remains the most competitive of the remaining pipeline options and will ensure that the $24 billion Shah Deniz upstream development can be effectively underwritten”.
With ever shiftting scenerios in the Southern Gas Corridor, Natural Gas Europe spoke with Michael Hoffmann, External Affairs Director of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). -Will TAP play an important role in diversifying EU gas imports compared to other (northern) routes? No one takes care of 'Nabucco' – MP.