A Roadblock to Russian Oil and Gas

The assault on Georgia delivers a sharp setback to a proposed U.S.-backed route to the West

Washington has spent more than a decade of diplomacy and arm-twisting to erect what it calls an East-West Energy Corridor connecting the countries of the Caspian Sea with NATO ally Turkey. The result has been a network of oil and natural gas pipelines, ports, and tankers that can feed a million barrels a day to the world market. Washington has sought to expand and link that network directly to Europe, where Russia is currently the dominant supplier. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Subjects: World, U.S., Business
Member Tags: geopolitics of oil, Caucasus, Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline, new Iron Curtain
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Aug 12, 2008 - 5:58 AM PDT
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