Itar-Tass citing Mr Alexei Miller CEO of Gazprom as saying that the carrying capacity of the Slovenian section of the South Stream gas pipeline will be 22,000-24,000 million cubic metres of gas, counting out deliveries of gas to Slovenia.

Mr Miller specified that the scope would depend on the amounts of gas deliveries to Austria across Slovenian territory. A joint-venture enterprise will be established on a parity basis and will function in Ljubljana.

Mr Miller added that "Managerial bodies will be set up and the preparation of a feasibility study and cost analysis will be completed soon and specifying that the maximum period for doing that would be until the end of July. Investments in the Slovenian section of the South Stream will amount to EUR 1,000 million.

(Sourced from Itar-Tass)