克羅埃西亞、義大利、羅馬尼亞、塞爾維亞與斯洛維尼亞五個東南歐五國高級官員，3日於克羅埃西亞首都薩格雷布舉行的多能源議題論壇中，共同締結泛歐油管協議並同意進行舖設作業。泛歐油管全長1,400公里，始自位於黑海的寇斯塔納港延伸至義大利的利亞斯特集管中心，與會者希望透過此項工程降低黑海與地中海發生油污染的風險。
泛歐油管聯結黑海與中歐能源市場，屆時將有效舒解土耳其博斯普魯斯海峽油輪嚴重擁塞的問題。歐盟能源執委Andris Piebalgs表示，此油管舖設計劃能大幅減少波斯弗魯斯海峽、黑海、愛琴海與亞德里亞海的意外漏油事件，同時也是提升能源共同體內成員相互合作的最佳範例。
事實上，過去油管舖設計劃曾延宕多時。部分是因為計劃中有29公里的管線，橫跨斯洛維尼亞環敏感的喀斯特地形，而斯國政府為了保護這處極富觀光收入的石灰岩洞與質變，數度投下反對票。不過，3日舉行的能源論壇已成功聚集來自東南歐地區、裏海地區、俄羅斯與中亞等國利益關係投資人。
Five southeast European countries today signed an agreement to begin work on the Pan-European Oil Pipeline, which is designed to limit oil pollution risks in the Black and Mediterranean seas. Top officials from Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia signed the pipeline agreement during a wide ranging energy forum in Zagreb. The 1,400 kilometer pipeline will link the Black Sea port of Constanta in Romania to the oil hub of Trieste in Italy.
Because the pipeline links the Black Sea with Central European markets, it will avoid an increase in oil tanker traffic through Turkey's already over-crowded Bosphorus straits. The pipeline would significantly reduce the chances of a serious accident in the Bosphorus Straits, the Black, Aegean and Adriatic Seas, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said. "This project is a good example of enhanced co-operation among the members of the energy community," he said.
Signing of the pipeline construction agreement has been delayed several times, in part due to objections from the government of Slovenia, which is concerned about a 29 kilometer section that crosses environmentally sensitive karst terrain. The limestone caves and formations are an important visitor attraction for Slovenia. Today's energy forum gathered stakeholders not only from the Southeast European region but also from Russia, the Caspian region and Central Asia.
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