Bulgartransgaz EAD launched an Open Season process by conducting a Preliminary Market Survey with regard to its investment intention to expand the existing natural gas storage UGS Chiren and provide additional storage capacity (exceeding the operative technical storage capacity) after 2017 in accordance with the ERGEG Guidelines of Good Practice (ERGEGGuidelinesofGoodPracticeonOpenSeasonProsedures, Ref: C06-GWG-29-05c, 21 May 2007 GGPOS).

For the purposes of initial assessment of the market interest, Bulgartransgaz EAD invite all interested parties to take part in the Preliminary Market Survey by filling in and submitting standard form of Expression of Interest in natural gas storage in UGS Chiren after 2017.

Detailed information on UGS Chiren and the considered perspectives for its expansion can be found here.

Expression of Interest with filled in table for using the storage service by years can be sent by 27.02.2014 to antonia.nikolova@bulgartransgaz.bg or to fax: 00359 2 925 00 63.