The Afghanistan Land Bridge Is Finally Here
December 21st, 2015
Via Foreign Policy, some commentary on a long-awaited gas pipeline that could bring prosperity and stability to some of the poorest countries in Central and South Asia: One of the world’s most quixotic energy projects finally kicked off this month, with the formal groundbreaking of the so-called TAPI pipeline meant to tap into the gas fields […]
Read more »Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Pipeline
December 15th, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of latest developments regarding TAPI: Two workmen stand next to the symbolic first piece of a natural gas pipeline to China outside of Turkmenabat in 2007. Summary Turkmenistan has some of the largest natural gas reserves in the world, but as a landlocked country it has struggled to transport […]
Read more »China’s Growing Energy Partnership With Turkmenistan
November 12th, 2015
Via China Daily, a report on China’s moves to increase its energy cooperation with Turkmenistan: China is ready to push cooperation on energy with Turkmenistan to a new high, President Xi Jinping told his counterpart from the Central Asian nation on Thursday. He made the comment as the two countries renewed their commitment to grow […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Gas Industry: Continuing To Thrive Despite Global Energy Insecurity
September 10th, 2015
Via Eurasia Review, an interesting analysis of Turkmenistan’s gas industry: At a time where global energy insecurity is high, an energy rich country such as Turkmenistan would be expected to be in near turmoil. The reality is the opposite for the Central Asian nation, however, as its gas sector continues to be the source of […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Gas Line: A Pipe Dream?
July 16th, 2015
Via BBC, an article on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline: For many, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline is nothing but a pipe dream. Its starting point is in Turkmenistan, one of the most isolated and closed-for-business states in the world, before it goes through war-torn Afghanistan and then reaches two countries that are hard to describe […]
Read more »Energy: Key To India’s Central Asia Reset
July 11th, 2015
Via Eurasia Review, a look at the energy objectives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current tour of the five Central Asian republics: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current tour of the five Central Asian republics will signal whether India has the capacity to become a major power in Eurasia. Occurring half on his way to the July 9-10 […]
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