Serbia starts receiving pipes for Bulgaria-Hungary gas link - report

The pipes were delivered at the Danube port of Novi Sad port and loaded on trucks for their transportation throughout Serbia, while preparatory works for the construction of the pipeline are being carried out in the area of Sajkasa, near Novi Sad, Tanjug said on Saturday. 

By December, when the construction works should be completed, about 50,000 tonnes of pipes will be delivered, each 12 metres in length and weighing 5.27 tonnes, Tanjug said.

Gazprom plans to build a string of its Turk Stream pipeline for transit of natural gas to Europe from Turkey via Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary. The future pipeline on the territory of Serbia, approximately 400 km in length, will link the country's natural gas transmission system to those of Bulgaria and Hungary .

Novi Sad-based Gastrans is 100%-owned by Swiss-based South Stream Serbia, according to data from Serbia's commercial register. Gazprom owns a 51% stake in South Stream Serbia, while state-owned Srbijagas holds the remaining 49%, according to Gazprom data.