Russian firm seen as hostile bidder for Nabucco
Thursday, May 21, 2009
A Russian oil and gas company considered close to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has won participation in Hungary's MOL petrochemical group, with the aim of taking over this key member of the Nabucco gas pipeline consortium, experts told EurActiv. Speaking to EurActiv on condition of anonymity, international energy experts deplored the West's "blindness" at what they described as a Kremlin attempt to interfere with EU plans to set up a foreign energy policy. Austria, Germany and Italy were ...