Topic: Reinhard Mitschek

Support from European countries planning to host the proposed Nabucco West natural gas pipeline is indicative of its viability, an executive said from Austria.

A decision on which pipeline would transport natural gas from Azerbaijan to Europe is expected by the end of the month, an Azeri energy company director said.

A BP-led consortium working offshore Azerbaijan is expected to pick between the Nabucco West and Trans-Adriatic natural gas pipelines next month, though there may be enough room for more than one pipeline in the long term.

GDF Suez President Jean-Francois Cirelli said the company could become a central player in the European natural gas sector by joining Nabucco West.

The planned Nabucco West natural gas pipeline is the region's flagship project in part because of high shipper interest, an executive said from Vienna.

Potential shippers of natural gas can register interest in booking capacity in the Nabucco West pipeline with the launch of the open season, a consortium said.

The Nabucco West natural gas pipeline is the most competitive project for the Shah Deniz consortium in Azerbaijan, the project's chief executive officer said.

Romania's decision to sign off on a support agreement for the Nabucco West natural gas pipeline is indicative of the project's progress, an executive said.

A cooperation deal signed Monday between the Nabucco and Trans-Anatolian Pipeline gives European energy security a boost, an executive said from Vienna.

The Bulgarian government started the process for an environmental review of the planned Nabucco natural gas pipeline, the project company said.