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Croatia and Bosnia Sign Pipeline Deal to Cut Reliance on Russian Gas

EU scrutiny leaves the project's next steps uncertain.

Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, right, welcomes Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Kristo at the Three Seas Initiative summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Secretary of energy Chris Wright, left, is welcomed by Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic at the Three Seas Initiative summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, right, welcomes Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Kristo at the Three Seas Initiative summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
The island of Krk already receives US gas

Overview

  • Bosnia and Croatia signed the Southern Interconnection pipeline agreement Tuesday in Dubrovnik in the presence of senior U.S. officials.
  • The planned line would link Bosnia to Croatia’s gas grid and the Krk LNG terminal to replace gas now arriving from Russia through Serbia and Bulgaria.
  • Sarajevo named U.S.-based AAFS Infrastructure and Energy as investor and developer, a firm led by Jesse Binnall and Joseph Flynn.
  • Officials and local reports put the investment near $1.5 billion, with plans for new gas-fired power plants to curb coal use and improve air quality.
  • The EU’s ambassador warned Sarajevo to review its obligations, and no construction dates are set as a 2027 EU ban on Russian gas draws closer.