Croatian, Hungarian Gas Transport Firms Sign Cooperation Accord

Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA

ZAGREB, July 3 (Hina) – The Croatian and Hungarian gas transport operators Plinacro and FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission have signed a letter of intent to cooperate in connecting the two countries’ gas transport infrastructure by building a gas pipeline between Varosfold in Hungary and Slobodnica, near the eastern Croatian town of Slavonski Brod, Plinacro said in a statement on Thursday.#L#

Plinacro and FGSZ officials also signed a letter of intent with representative of the Croatia Power Supply Company (HEP), with an aim to reserve capacities for the transport of gas through the said gas pipeline.

The Slobodnica-Varosfold gas pipeline is important also because it could be part of large projects such as Nabucco and South Stream, the statement said.

Originally published by HINA news agency, Zagreb, in English 1523 3 Jul 08.

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