3. Chevron Interested in Burgas-Alexandroupolis Oil Pipeline US oil giant Chevron is interested in buying into the Burgas-Alexandroupolis crude pipeline, Bulgaria's Economy Ministry said on Tuesday. The oil company is also interested in building a regional terminal for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, the ministry said after the country's Economy Minister Rumen Ovcharov met with Chevron's vice-presidents Jay Pryor and John McDonald. Bulgaria, Greece and Russia were due to sign the deal for the construction and operation of the pipeline in Athens on Tuesday, but the event was postponed until next week in order to iron out the last kinks over its wording, according to an earlier report by RIA-Novosti. Initially developed in the mid 1990s, the strategic oil pipeline is projected to transport Russian crude oil along a land route that bypasses the traffic-congested Bosphorus and Hellespont straits. Its initial capacity is set at 35 million tonnes a year, but it can be increased to 50 million tonnes a year. Three Russian energy companies are to acquire a joint 51% stake in the operations of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline. The remainder will be shared out between Bulgaria and Greece. The pipeline will be 280 kilometres long, including 166 kilometres through seven municipalities in South-eastern Bulgaria. The cost of the project is set at USD 700- 900 M. bgcert.com

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	4.Speakers from EU and global organizations at the 3-rd International Congress on EE & RES in Bulgaria – Early bird registration till 25 March! The Congress will focus on development of South East Europe, where investments on major energy projects over the next five years are estimated to exceed 40 billion EU and the market, covering industrial and private needs of more than 130 million people, is currently expanding. Almost one month before starting the event, you still have the opportunity to register for a special discounted price! Among the speakers are: Dr. Hermann Scheer, Member of German Bundestag , Berlin , Germany Prof. Arthuros Zervos, President European Renewable Energy Council, European Wind Energy Association, Belgium Prof. Adolf Goetzberger Founder, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy System, Germany - Optimal Use of Solar Energy And also: See the other confirmed speaker in the brochure – http://www.viaexpo.com/congress-ee-vei/eng/docs-web/EE_LF_ENG.pdf Please, review the Draft Program Register for Early Bird discount till 25 March !

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	5.   1-st International Bioenergy Forum for South-Eastern Europe Place: Sofia, BULGARIA 25-26 April 2007 Sofia, Bulgaria Venue: National Palace of Culture The forum is directed to: - Companies wishing to invest in a new energy source on the Balkans - CO2 emission traders - Industrial companies producing large amounts of waste, wishing to utilise it for energy - Farmers searching for information and technologies on transforming agricultural and animal waste into energy, or considering to grow energy crops - Government bodies and municipalities - Biomass, biofuel and renewable energy organisations - Researchers - Bioenergy project developers And also: Register for Early Bird discount till 25 March! Draft Program

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	6. The Huge Prospective Market for Power, Water Supply and Environmental Protection Technologies & Equipment: China 2007 Every year the loss of economic and social resourses due to environmental problems worlwide is growing. According to the official report of the WWF (World environmental conservation organization) global water resources decrease every year. The combination of climate change along with poorly planned water infrastructure and resource mismanagement is affecting mainly the rich industrial countries but also making this crisis truly global. In 2005 China was the country that attracted most of the investments in all business sectors and will become the largest market for investments in the field of environmental protection industry. The following international 2007 exhibitions in Shanghai already have attracted the foreign interest, including - European. 23-25 April 2007 - the 7th China International Electric Power & Electric Engineering Equipment &Technology Exhibition EPETEE 2007 27-29 April 2007 - the 8th International Environmental Protection Tech & Equipment Exhibition EPTEE 2007 parallel to: 27-29 April 2007 - WSDWTF 2007 – International Water Supply & Drainage and Water Treatment Exhibition At EPTEE 2007, famous foreign and domestic enterprises, such as Hitachi, Danfoss, Wei willing, Heraeus, Philips, Hash, Rehau, Kay-chuen, Huahong Copper, Dow, Hyde, Kohl, Condenser, Nuoruite, Yida, Suofeima etc , have booth areas with a substantial increase compared to the previous. In addition, more professional associations organize country pavilions to participate at the show, for instance Water Environmental Federation (WEF) in the United States, Korean IPR, Korea Environmental Preservation Association (KEPA), Japan APEAL, Spain CONSEA, France NEXTRADE, Malaysian Water Association, Singapore Confederation of Industries, Russian TIL and Israel Consulate in China etc.

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