Dugo odlaganje u provedbi tog gasovoda pripisuje se različitim preprekama -- između ostalog i prepirkama među partnerima i neizvjesnosti o tome kad bi se u okviru projekta mogle mobilizirati potrebne zalihe da bi on bio finansijski izvodljiv.
Various obstacles -- including quarrels among the partners and uncertainty as to whether the project can mobilise the needed supplies to make it financially viable -- are blamed for the long delay in the pipeline's implementation.