Bulgaria sees 2012 concession revenue rising to 102 mln euro

The sum includes 40 million euro ($51.6 million) that France’s Total paid Bulgaria in the form of a bonus payment after signing a five-year contract agreement for deepwater gas drilling off the country’s Black Sea coast, the ministry said in a statement on Monday, quoting economy minister Delyan Dobrev.

(1 euro = 1.95583 Bulgarian levs)