Romania Proposes Reviving Caspian Gas Pipeline Project

A proposal to revive a long-standing project has been discussed between Turkmenistan and Romania. The Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector, or AGRI, aims to transport Caspian natural gas to Europe through the Black Sea port of Constanța.

The project, originally developed to carry Azerbaijani gas, was established by companies from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary in 2015. However, it has made little progress since then due to opposition from Russia and Iran.

Romania's president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mihai Daraban, suggested that Turkmenistan could supply gas through infrastructure in Azerbaijan and Georgia before entering Romania's network and the BRUA pipeline.