據7月19日Neftegaz.RU報道，波斯尼亞-黑塞哥維那天然氣供應商BH gas表示，該公司已獲得歐盟的批準，可以啟動一個將該國天然氣網絡與克羅地亞天然氣網絡連接起來的項目。

該公司表示，歐洲鄰里政策和擴大談判總干事批準了一項建設克羅地亞南部互聯互通項目的準備工作。

這條新的天然氣管道將從南部從克羅地亞南部的扎格沃茲德（Zagvozd）延伸至Posu?je，再延伸至波斯尼亞和摩斯塔中部。BH Gas表示，希望這條獨立于俄羅斯的新供氣線路能在2023年前投入運營。

該項目的主要資金來源是歐洲復興開發銀行，它將提供一項有利的貸款安排。

歐盟目前將提供100萬歐元支持該項目。初始文件的編制工作已通過Connecta項目授予Mott MacDonald財團。

波斯尼亞-黑塞哥維那目前完全依賴經由匈牙利和塞爾維亞供應的俄羅斯天然氣。通過扎格沃茲德的新管道應能確保其進入歐盟市場和克羅地亞亞得里亞海北部島嶼KRK未來的液化天然氣終端。

克羅地亞預計將修建一條從斯普利特到扎格沃茲德的60公里長的管道作為該項目的一部分，而從扎格沃茲德到特拉夫尼克的整個路線是114公里，另外還有一條到莫斯塔爾，長46公里的支線管道。

洪偉立 摘譯自 Neftegaz.RU.

原文如下：

EU approves preparation of documentation for new Bosnia-Croatia gas pipeline

According to Total Croatia news, Bosnia and Herzegovina's gas supplier BH Gas said it had received permission from the EU to launch a project that would connect the country's gas grid to that of Croatia.

The Directorate-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations approved the preparation of a project to build the South Interconnection BH-Croatia, the company said.

The new gas pipeline would run from Zagvozd in southern Croatia to Posu?je and on to central Bosnia and Mostar. BH Gas said it hoped the new supply route, which would be independent of Russia, would be operational by 2023.

The main financier of the project is the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which will provide a favourable loan arrangement.

The EU will for now support the project with 1 million euro in grants. The job of preparation of initial documentation has been awarded to the Mott MacDonald consortium through the CONNECTA project.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently completely dependent on Russian gas, which is supplied via Hungary and Serbia. The new pipeline via Zagvozd should ensure it access to the EU market and the future LNG terminal on the northern Croatian Adriatic island of Krk.

Croatia is expected to build a 60-km long pipeline from Split to Zagvozd as part of the project, whereas the whole route from Zagvozd to Travnik is 114 km with an additional 46 km of a branch pipeline to Mostar.