Failed gas projects have cost EU €440 million, new research shows 22-02-2021 Gas pipes and associated gear are pictured prior to the inauguration ceremony of the Podisor gas compression facility, part of the BRUA pipeline project, near Podisor village, 50 Km south-west from Bucharest, Romania, 31 October 2019. The Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary-Austria (BRUA) pipeline project, formally conceived in 2016 is partially sponsored by the European Union. [EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT]