Azerbaijan’s Pipeline To Iran
February 12th, 2010
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), details on the plans by Azerbaijan’s state-owned energy firm, SOCAR, to construct a new pipeline to export natural gas to Iran. As the article notes: “…The report quoted the deputy head of Azerigaz, SOCAR’s natural gas subsidiary, as saying that work was in progress to construct the 200-kilometer-long (124-mile-long) Sangachal-Azadkend-Astara […]
Read more »The Evolving Pipeline Politics In Central Asia
January 5th, 2010
Courtesy of The Japan Times, an interesting article on the evolving pipeline politics of Central Asia. As the report notes: “…The opening early last month of a new Central Asia-China gas pipeline is the latest demonstration of Beijing’s growing influence over the natural resources of the region. China’s voracious appetite for energy resources has led […]
Read more »Central Asian Energy
December 5th, 2009
Courtesy of Stratfor (subscription required and recommended), a terrific two-part analysis of Uzbekistan withdrew from Central Asia’s Unified Power System, a synchronized electric grid linking Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The move is part of a series of disputes between Central Asia’s five countries. The region’s geography and distribution of resources is likely to make […]
Read more »Oil Is Not Well In Azerbaijani-Turkish Energy Relations
October 25th, 2009
Via The Asia Times, a report on the troubled state of energy relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey. As the article notes: “…In all the debate and speculation over the various pipelines planned for the Caspian-South Caucasus corridor and adjacent regions (Nabucco, South Stream, White Stream, and Trans-Caspian Gas Pipelines in addition to various oil pipeline […]
Read more »Reshaping The Caspian Bloc?
September 14th, 2009
Via The Asia Times, a report on a recent meeting of Caspian states that could foreshadow the emergence of a new regional economic grouping. As the article notes: “…On September 11-13, the presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan will meet in the Kazakh city of Aktau, on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The […]
Read more »Nabucco: Demand Without Supply (Yet)
July 15th, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), fresh analysis of Nabucco in light of the recent transit agreement signed by Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria. As the article notes, the pipeline project – which is one way Europe is attempting to diversify its energy needs away from Russia – still does not have the participation of potential […]
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