France joins South Stream gas pipeline

French company Electricité de France (EDF) on 27 November signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia's Gazprom regarding its possible participation in the South Stream gas pipeline, seen as a competitor to the EU-backed Nabucco project. The document, which concerns EDF's participation in the construction of the offshore section of the South Stream pipeline, was signed in Paris during a visit by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The memorandum specifies that the details of EDF's ...

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