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Serbia, Croatia to improve energy cooperation
Belgrade,
20 March 2009
Serbian Minister of Energy and Mining Petar Skundric said today that Serbia and Croatia are interested in continuing and improving energy cooperation.
Damir Polancec, left, and Petar Skundric
Addressing a press conference after the energy and business forum held by Serbian and Croatian companies, Skundric said that Serbia and Croatia advocate the realization of the Pan-European oil pipeline project, adding that both countries stressed the importance of linking gas pipelines.
The Minister said that Serbia and Croatia are members of the Energy Community and the two countries are improving their strategies for creating a stable market that would be able to attract investments in gas and oil infrastructure and the production of electricity.
Croatian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Damir Polancec stressed that important information regarding the energy sector was exchanged at the forum today and certain important issues crystallized concerning which cooperation between Serbia and Croatia could be improved.
Polancec said that one of these issues is cooperation in retail and the promotion of the oil products of the Serbian oil company NIS and the Croatian oil company INA, as well as increased cooperation between NIS and the Croatian oil transportation company JANAF.
He said that last year 2.4 million tonnes of oil was transported to Serbia through the Croatian transportation system, adding that new possibilities for cooperation are opening up, such as the preservation of commercial and strategic oil reserves and cooperation on the joint Pan-European oil pipeline project.
He said that the Serbian gas company Srbijagas is interested in a project that concerns the liquefied petroleum gas on the island of Krk in Croatia, while the Croatian company Dioki is interested in establishing links with the company Petrohemija in Pancevo.
Both countries are interested in taking part in investing in electric energy projects as well as joint purchase of electricity on the European markets, said Polancec.
The Croatian Minister of Energy said that the underground gas storage facility Banatski Dvor was also discussed at the forum, stressing that Croatian companies could compete at the tender which will be called for enlarging the facility.
He said that the volume of trade between Serbia and Croatia last year stood at $1.1 billion, adding that he hopes that trade cooperation will be improved as well, particularly in the energy sector.
Besides Serbian and Croatian government representatives the forum was also attended by the representatives of Serbian companies Srbijagas, NIS, Transnafta, Elektroprivreda Srbije, Elektromreza Srbije, as well as representatives of INA, JANAF, Croatian electricity companies and the Croatian company Plinakroa.
The Minister said that Serbia and Croatia are members of the Energy Community and the two countries are improving their strategies for creating a stable market that would be able to attract investments in gas and oil infrastructure and the production of electricity.
Croatian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Damir Polancec stressed that important information regarding the energy sector was exchanged at the forum today and certain important issues crystallized concerning which cooperation between Serbia and Croatia could be improved.
Polancec said that one of these issues is cooperation in retail and the promotion of the oil products of the Serbian oil company NIS and the Croatian oil company INA, as well as increased cooperation between NIS and the Croatian oil transportation company JANAF.
He said that last year 2.4 million tonnes of oil was transported to Serbia through the Croatian transportation system, adding that new possibilities for cooperation are opening up, such as the preservation of commercial and strategic oil reserves and cooperation on the joint Pan-European oil pipeline project.
He said that the Serbian gas company Srbijagas is interested in a project that concerns the liquefied petroleum gas on the island of Krk in Croatia, while the Croatian company Dioki is interested in establishing links with the company Petrohemija in Pancevo.
Both countries are interested in taking part in investing in electric energy projects as well as joint purchase of electricity on the European markets, said Polancec.
The Croatian Minister of Energy said that the underground gas storage facility Banatski Dvor was also discussed at the forum, stressing that Croatian companies could compete at the tender which will be called for enlarging the facility.
He said that the volume of trade between Serbia and Croatia last year stood at $1.1 billion, adding that he hopes that trade cooperation will be improved as well, particularly in the energy sector.
Besides Serbian and Croatian government representatives the forum was also attended by the representatives of Serbian companies Srbijagas, NIS, Transnafta, Elektroprivreda Srbije, Elektromreza Srbije, as well as representatives of INA, JANAF, Croatian electricity companies and the Croatian company Plinakroa.
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