Leading Russian newspapers are calling Monday's deal between Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Turkey a setback for Moscow's pipeline projects to Europe. The official publication of the Russian government, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, says " experts have long considered Nabucco to be still borne stillborn, but the situation has now changed. "

But energy consultant Konstantin Simonov, Director director of the Independent independent National Energy Security Fund in Moscow, told VOA that Nabucco will not reduce Europe's reliance on Russian gas. The reason, he says, is because the pipieline's pipeline's capacity will be too low and the company's continent's own gas production is declining. Siminov

Simonov says everyone forgets that Nabucco' Nabucco's annual capacity in 2015 will be 3,100,000,000 31,000,000,000 cubic metresmeters. By then, European gas production relative to today could decline by 6,700,000,000 67,000,000,000 cubic metresmeters. He says this means 2 Nabuccos will would need to be built just to compensate for the loss of Europe's own supplies.

Nonetheless, U. S. Senator Richard Lugar, representing who represented the United States at the signing ceremony in Ankara, reiterated Washington's position that Nabucco will provide an alternative to Russian gas supplies.

" Now the Russian participation, in this case, comes on a competitive basis. And now it It is not on a the basis of any degree of economic or political coercion. Threats , threats of fedding cutting off the tap , or whatever what have youhad it. It comes, becomes really, as a business partner. "

没听清的地方
1. the reason, he says, is.... and the CONTINENT's own gas production is declining. continent没听清楚 发音较弱 听成company了
2. would 发音也很轻，被听成了will 
2 Nabucco need to be built 。。
3. Senator who represented。。 who发音很轻微
单词归纳
1. stillborn 死产的，死胎的
a stillborn plot 流产的计划 这里是比喻用法
2. reiterate
iterate 迭代，重复做某事 如 重复说
iterate a warning 重申一个警告
reiterate重申， 更正式，程度更重
文中用法 reiterate one's position
The Chinese Government deems it necessary to reiterate its position and policy on the following matters

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