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A Knot of Pipeline Projects/Proposals: The Caspian Conundrum
June 6th, 2008

Via Radio Free Europe, an insightful look at the multitude of Caspian pipeline projects that leaders of the Caspian Sea littoral states — Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran — and others such as the EU and U.S. are discussing, debating, funding, and developing.  As the article notes: “…we are in the middle of a […]

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SOCAR, So Good: Azeri-Kazakh Energy Cooperation
December 9th, 2007

As noted by Energy Daily, the Azeri government is actively reaching out to Kazakhstan and Russia as the Caspian’s ongoing hydrocarbon development produces a financial windfall for all.  SOCAR, The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, is beginning to export its services to Kazakhstan’s oil and gas sector by conducting onshore surveys, while Baku is also […]

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