Within a period of 5 years Royal Dutch Shell will be searching for oil and natural gas in the Silistar Block 1-14 in the Black Sea after today the company signed an agreement for exploration with the Bulgarian government. The contract has a term of five years with an option for two extensions for two years each, it was reported. In order for actual research works to begin, it is still necessary that Shell obtains all necessary permits. According to Bulgarian Minister of Energy, Temenuzhka Petkova, the agreement was an important step towards achieving one of the main priorities of Bulgaria in the energy sector - diversification of supply sources of natural gas.
As of 1 December until the end of February, driving an old car in the centre of Sofia will be subject to a EUR 25-100 fine. The fines for legal entities will be 10 times higher – from EUR 500 to EUR 1,000. The low emission zone was put in place..
The due date for preventing the prospect of Borislav Sarafov taking the position of prosecutor general is drawing close, as is the deadline for coordinating the budget, Ivaylo Mirchev from Democratic Bulgaria said in an interview with public service..
A campaign against street violence named Stand Up will be held today and tomorrow under the dome of Sofia's Largo, said the Regional History Museum – Sofia. It turns out that over 80% of women worldwide have experienced some form of street..
The U.S. Department of State today released the data for the refused type B visas for the financial year 2024. For Bulgaria, this percentage is 6.02%,..
At the opening of a business forum in Ho Chi Minh City during his official visit to Vietnam, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev pointed out that Bulgaria..
Shopping malls in Sofia and across the country will increase the number of security guards where needed. Additional panic buttons are also to be put in..
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