Bulgarian Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approves South Stream Offshore Pipeline
The Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water published the approval of the investment proposal for the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. According to South Stream Transport, this follows the Supreme Expert Environmental Council’s positive decision on the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA Report) of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline in Bulgaria, taken on 24 January 2014. The EIA Report concludes that the environment will not be significantly affected by the Project.
"We take our environmental and social responsibility very seriously and we undertook a thorough impact assessment to ensure the pipeline will not harm the environment. The EIA Report reflects this clearly and I am pleased that our efforts were appreciated by the experts of the Supreme Expert Environmental Council", commented Oleg Aksyutin, CEO of South Stream Transport B.V.
The EIA Report contains the findings of the environmental, cultural heritage and socio-economic studies for the construction and operation of the Bulgarian Sector of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline, conducted by a team of Bulgarian and international experts. The report describes the potential impact of the Project and contains over 200 protection measures that South Stream Transport will implement to ensure that the Project will not have any significant adverse impacts.