Bulgaria to restore gas flows to Serbian border by midnight-Bulgartransgaz
SOFIA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The transport of Russian gas towards Serbia and Hungary via Bulgaria is to be resumed by midnight (2200 GMT), Vladimir Malinov, head of Bulgaria's gas network operator Bulgartransgaz said on Tuesday.
The Balkan country halted the gas flows towards its border with Serbia following a pipeline accident early on Monday.
Bulgartransgaz teams are working around the clock to replace and weld about 27 metres of ruptured pipes in rocky terrain, Malinov told Reuters.
"By the end of today, by midnight, we plan to have the pipeline repaired and gas flows restored," Malinov said in a telephone call. (Reporting by Tsvetelia Tsolova; Editing by Kim Coghill)
