Turkmenistan’s Relationship With Russia
April 28th, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), analysis of the political relationship between the isolated and energy-rich Central Asian country of Turkmenistan and Russia, which is growing increasingly tense these days. As the report notes: “…Turkmenistan and Russia exchange approximately 50 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas annually. However, when a natural gas pipeline running from Turkmenistan […]
Read more »Turkmenistan Looks Westward In Bid To Develop Caspian
April 23rd, 2009
Via Foreign Affairs Policy Association, a report of a recent agreement for a German energy firm to explore & develop gas resources in Turkmenistan’s part of the Caspian Sea. As the article notes: “…After the recent unexplained explosion of a gas pipeline between Russia and Turkmenistan, each side has been accusing the other of blowing […]
Read more »Dividing The Caspian
April 22nd, 2009
Via Energy Daily, an interesting look at the Caspian region which – since 1991 – has emerged as the world’s leading untapped energy source over which numerous nations/interests have been vying. However, as noted in the article below, the biggest roadblock to the full development of these hydrocarbon resources remains the fact that 18 years […]
Read more »Turkey: A Geopolitical Pivot In Central Asia
April 17th, 2009
Via The Center for Research on Globalization, interesting analysis of Turkey’s role & increased significance in the years ahead: “…If Ankara decides to collaborate more closely with Russia, Georgia’s position is precarious and Azerbaijan’s natural gas pipeline route to Europe, the so-called Nabucco Pipeline, is blocked. If it cooperates with the United States and manages to […]
Read more »Shift In Central Asia?
April 17th, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), interesting analysis of the shifting dynamics in Central Asia as the global financial crisis and declining energy prices have shifted Central Asian regional leader Kazakhstan to an inward focus, and offered Uzbekistan an opportunity to reassert its historic role as regional leader. As the article notes: “…Central Asia had remained stagnant […]
Read more »Imminent Decline in Turkmenistan Gas Due To Lack Of Investment
March 18th, 2009
Via Bloomberg, news that Turkmenistan may need at least $5 billion a year in the next decade to stem a decline in natural gas production and meet export commitments to China, Iran and Russia. According to the article: “….The Central Asian nation has to produce 90 billion cubic meters of gas a year to maintain […]
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