据7月19日Neftegaz.RU报道，波斯尼亚-黑塞哥维那天然气供应商BH gas表示，该公司已获得欧盟的批准，可以启动一个将该国天然气网络与克罗地亚天然气网络连接起来的项目。

该公司表示，欧洲邻里政策和扩大谈判总干事批准了一项建设克罗地亚南部互联互通项目的准备工作。

这条新的天然气管道将从南部从克罗地亚南部的扎格沃兹德（Zagvozd）延伸至Posu?je，再延伸至波斯尼亚和摩斯塔中部。BH Gas表示，希望这条独立于俄罗斯的新供气线路能在2023年前投入运营。

该项目的主要资金来源是欧洲复兴开发银行，它将提供一项有利的贷款安排。

欧盟目前将提供100万欧元支持该项目。初始文件的编制工作已通过Connecta项目授予Mott MacDonald财团。

波斯尼亚-黑塞哥维那目前完全依赖经由匈牙利和塞尔维亚供应的俄罗斯天然气。通过扎格沃兹德的新管道应能确保其进入欧盟市场和克罗地亚亚得里亚海北部岛屿KRK未来的液化天然气终端。

克罗地亚预计将修建一条从斯普利特到扎格沃兹德的60公里长的管道作为该项目的一部分，而从扎格沃兹德到特拉夫尼克的整个路线是114公里，另外还有一条到莫斯塔尔，长46公里的支线管道。

洪伟立 摘译自 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.